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Israeli man attacks Jewish woman, mistaking her for a Christian

A woman in occupied East Jerusalem was seriously wounded on Wednesday after an assailant allegedly attacked her with an axe inside her home.

Israeli journalist Yossi Eli reported on Thursday that police suspect the attack was motivated by anti-Christian hatred.

The victim, a Jewish-Israeli woman, was taken to hospital for treatment, while the suspect, also Jewish Israeli, allegedly mistook her for a Christian.

The attack comes amid growing anti-Christian sentiment in the city, with Christian leaders in Jerusalem calling on the Israeli government to intervene and stop local authorities from seizing properties belonging to the Armenian Patriarchate.

They say that this jeopardises the centuries-old presence of Christian institutions in the Holy Land, accusing Israel of eroding the cultural and religious heritage of non-Jewish communities.