Overview

• The attacker, also 35, had been harassing the victim with antisemitic threats and recently reconnected with him before the attack.
• French police arrested the assailant at his home after he fled the scene; the victim received emergency medical care.
• The incident has heightened concerns amid a surge in antisemitic incidents in France, with a reported 1000% increase since the Israel-Hamas war.
• Authorities have opened an investigation into the attack as an attempted murder on grounds of religion, reflecting the serious nature of the crime.
• The attack is part of a worrying trend of rising antisemitism in France, including physical violence and threats in schools.