Overview

• A 27-year-old Jerusalem resident was arrested after spray-painting “There is a Holocaust in Gaza” on the southern section of the Western Wall near the Mughrabi Gate.
• An identical message with the added line 'everything published is a lie' appeared on the façade of the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem.
• The Israel Antiquities Authority removed both inscriptions hours after discovery to prevent damage to the millennia-old stones.
• Media reports and the suspect’s family say he suffers from severe psychiatric problems and a judge has ordered his hospitalization in a psychiatric ward.
• Israeli Police are investigating the case as criminal desecration and breaches of heritage-protection laws, and leaders have demanded strict prosecution.