Ontario’s York Region law enforcement agency
A Sarasota man has admitted to breaking the window of the Chabad of Downtown SRQ with a brick, citing anger from social media propaganda. He faces a felony hate-crime charge; the incident follows a surge in antisemitic attacks in North America since October 7.
A gunman has opened fire outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, wounding a police officer; the suspect has died after hospitalisation. Ontarios SIU and Belleville police have opened investigations and police have increased patrols near places of worship. Separately, Reform synagogues in Jerusalem and other countries have reported repeated vandalism and harassment targeting LGBTQ-friendly and non-Orthodox communities.