"Mom, they came to kill us": A nightmare night for young Israelis at a hotel in Greece
An unusual and terrifying event in the resort town of Malia: people armed with rifles and axes broke into a hotel where dozens of Israelis were staying and went from room to room. The teenagers sent farewell messages to their parents, the police arrived late, and the fear of hunting Israelis in Europe is growing.
A nightmare night in Greece: An unusual and terrifying incident occurred tonight in the resort town of Malia on the island of Crete. According to testimonies, a group of people armed with rifles and axes broke into a hotel housing dozens of tourists from Israel and began a targeted hunt through the floors and rooms in search of Israeli and Jewish citizens.
From the chilling testimonies, it appears that the rioters arrived in increasing numbers and began going from room to room.
"My son sent me a farewell message from inside the room," recalled the mother of one of the teenagers in tears. "He wrote that he was terrified, that they know there are many Jews in the hotel, and that he has nowhere to run."
Parents report a severe security failure and claim that the local police arrived with suspicious slowness, while the hotel staff tried to rescue the terrified Israelis.
Following the distress calls sent from the rooms, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Embassy in Greece were urgently involved, working with local authorities until the arrival of the police, who dispersed the rioters. Currently, the Israeli tourists are locking themselves in their rooms under tense security, and many of them are trying to get on the first flight back to Israel.
This shocking event is not coincidental, but joins a growing wave of hate crimes against Israelis in Greece in recent times. The security establishment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are monitoring the situation with deep concern ahead of additional days of protest planned in the country.
