A group of 18-year-old Israeli tourists are sheltering in a hotel in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, after being assaulted by British tourists who identified them as Israelis, according to a new report. The incident follows an earlier report from Israel Hayom that the teens were attacked with pepper spray on Tuesday, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry involved. The new report indicates the group remains in the hotel for safety.
Following an earlier report from Israel Hayom that a group of 18-year-old Israeli tourists were attacked with pepper spray by British tourists in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, on Tuesday, a new report received Wednesday morning indicates the teens are still sheltering in a hotel. The initial report, which The Zioneer covered at 10:35, noted that the victims were trapped in their hotel rooms and that the Israeli Foreign Ministry was involved. The new report, per a single source, confirms the group remains in the hotel for safety but does not provide additional details on the assault or the teens' condition. The attack is part of a worrying pattern of antisemitic incidents targeting Israeli travelers abroad, with similar attacks reported in recent months in Montenegro, Peru, and Lithuania, as The Zioneer has documented.
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