Historic Tunisian synagogue set on fire by pro-Palestine rioters

The acts of vandalism reduced much of the synagogue to rubble in the hours after a hospital in Gaza City was bombed, a catastrophe which spurred protests at the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan and riots in the Palestinian areas of the West Bank.

Israeli and U.S. authorities believe the explosion of the Al Ahli Arab Hospital was caused by an errant rocket launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, but many have blamed Israeli Defense Forces for intentionally bombing the site despite the lack .  

En Tunisie, la synagogue d'El Hamma a été détruite et incendiée hier soir par des centaines d'émeutiers, sans la moindre intervention policière. De nombreuses vidéos sur TikTok et Facebook. Et pas la moindre mention dans les médias nationaux https://t.co/U601jWVYWq pic.twitter.com/6F8uIZhoe3

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Tunisians have expressed their support for Palestine since the violence between Israel and Hamas broke out, with many taking to the streets to demonstrate their solidarity with the Palestinian people. Tunisia, which fostered a flourishing Jewish community for over 2,000 years, currently has a Jewish population of around 1,000. Earlier this year, a terror attack on a synagogue on the island of Djerba saw a gunman kill five people, two of whom were Jewish pilgrims from Israel and France. 

As of writing, the Al Hammah synagogue attack on Tuesday has not been reported by Tunisian media outlets.