The Foreign Ministry says it “strongly condemns” vandalism at the Paris offices of national carrier El Al, which the airline said was smeared with red paint and pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel graffiti overnight.
Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka visited the scene “after speaking with the French interior minister,” the Foreign Ministry says, sharing photos of him there.
Both the envoy and the Israeli embassy in Paris “have been in continuous contact since this morning with the management of El Al’s Paris station,” it says.
Zarka described the vandalism as an “act of terrorism” that aims to “terrorize El Al employees, terrorize Israeli citizens, scare them and try to make them feel that they are not welcome,” according to AFP.
There is no comment from French authorities on the attack.
In a separate post on X, the ministry calls on the French government “to bring the perpetrators to justice and ensure the safety of the company’s staff and offices.”
“The antisemitic attacks in France must be dealt with the utmost severity,” the ministry adds.
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