Overview

• On the night of May 30–31, unknown assailants sprayed green paint on the Mémorial de la Shoah, three synagogues and the Jewish restaurant Chez Marianne.
• Paris prosecutors opened a hate-crime inquiry for “degradations commises en raison de la religion” after officers discovered the damage during patrols around 5:15 AM.
• Surveillance cameras at the Holocaust memorial and two synagogues captured individuals in dark clothing tagging walls and filming each other.
• Three foreign nationals were arrested on June 2 and the case was assigned to the Sûreté territoriale for an ongoing probe into motives and coordination.
• Political figures, CRIF and the Israeli embassy condemned the attacks, prompting French authorities to bolster security at Jewish institutions.