Two Israelis and three Palestinians were charged on Sunday for a Saturday clash in Athens that left one Israeli and one Palestinian hospitalized, Greek Police announced.
A 30-year-old Israeli woman and 29-year-old Israeli man had a physical confrontation with three Palestinian men on Saturday evening at Syntagma Square's Monument to the Unknown Soldier, when local authorities intervened.
All actors were arrested and brought to the Syntagma Police Station, and six plastic poles, two of which bore flags, were confiscated from the Palestinian men.
The Greek police updated on Sunday that the three Palestinian men, aged 27, 26, and 25, were charged for dangerous bodily harm motivated by racism. The Israeli man was charged for simple bodily harm and making racist threats, and the Israeli woman was charged for racist insults.
The Israeli man and the 27-year-old Palestinian were wounded in the clash, and were transported to hospitals under police escort.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Despite being a popular tourist destination for Israelis, several anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents have occurred in Greece since the beginning of the October 7 War.
'Zionists not welcome'
On August 10, Greek anti-Israel activists coordinated a mass protest across over 100 islands and cities, rejecting Israeli tourists. Signs and flyers distributed by activists declared "Zionists not welcome."
The anti-Israeli tourist actions were preceded by a July 22 protest that sought to prevent Israeli cruise ship Crown Iris from docking at Syros. The vessel successfully docked at Rhodes and Agios Nikolaos with the protection of riot police.
N12 reported that a group of Israeli teenagers was attacked by a Turkish group in Rhodes on July 23, and on July 12 a new Athens kosher restaurant was vandalized by anti-Israel protesters.