Nun suddenly pushed and kicked in the head while walking through Jerusalem

This is the moment a man runs up behind a nun walking in the street and violently shoves her to the ground causing her to hit her head on a curb before he repeatedly kicks her.

The footage shows the incident in front of the Cenacle, located on Mount Zion, on April 28.

It is not far from King David’s Tomb, which is a site of significant importance to Christians who believe it to be where Jesus Christ had the Last Supper.

The video of the attack shows the suspect, not named by the authorities but said to be 36 years old, running up to the nun and violently pushing her to the ground.

Olivier Poquillon, the director of the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research, said the nun was a researcher at the school and called the attack an ‘act of sectarian violence’ in a post on X.

She appears to hit her head hard on a curb before the suspect starts walking away.

But he then appears to change his mind and returns, repeatedly kicking her before a shocked eyewitness runs up to stop him.

The footage then shows Israeli police later arresting the suspect after he was identified.

Israel Police said in a statement on 30th April: ‘Officers from the David precinct located the suspect, aged 36, and arrested him on suspicion of assault motivated by racism.’

Reports indicate that the incident has contributed to growing concern over attacks targeting Christian individuals in the area, which are on the rise.

Police declined to disclose the suspect’s nationality but reportedly said that he was arrested “on suspicion of assault, with all potential motives under examination”.

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the assault is ongoing.