Overview

• Police said the assault occurred around 7:45 a.m. Saturday in Yerres and that the attacker repeatedly shouted “Sale juif, je vais te tuer.”
• The victim sustained severe facial injuries, was hospitalized, and underwent scans for a badly damaged eye, with no life-threatening condition reported.
• A complaint was filed, and authorities are examining city surveillance footage as part of the probe, with no suspect publicly identified or arrested as of Sunday.
• Libération identified the victim as 67-year-old Gilles Cohen, who told i24News he could not identify his assailant before the attacker fled.
• Jewish and political leaders, including FSJU’s Ariel Goldmann, CRIF’s Yonathan Arfi, and MP Antoine Léaument, condemned the assault as antisemitic, as officials note 646 antisemitic acts were recorded nationwide in the first half of 2025.