Christian graves desecrated in historic Jerusalem cemetery

Hosam Naoum, a Palestinian Anglican bishop, pauses where vandals desecrated more than 30 graves (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

More than 30 graves at a historic Christian cemetery in Jerusalem were found toppled and vandalised, officials have said.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the attack an “immoral act” and “an affront to religion”. Jerusalem’s Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum called it a “clear hate crime”.