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Tunisian Court of Appeal Boosts Sentences in El Ghriba Attack

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC · How we work

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Tunisian Court of Appeal raised sentences for four defendants tied to the May 2023 El Ghriba Synagogue attack.
The attacker’s fiancée and a house-provider now receive ten-year terms plus five-year supervision.
A third defendant’s prison term rose from two to six years.
The court reversed a dismissal and gave a fourth defendant six years.
The May 9, 2023 attack killed three guards, two French Jewish visitors, and the gunman.

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Tunisian Court of Appeal raised sentences for four defendants tied to the May 2023 El Ghriba Synagogue attack.
The attacker’s fiancée and a house-provider now receive ten-year terms plus five-year supervision.
A third defendant’s prison term rose from two to six years.
The court reversed a dismissal and gave a fourth defendant six years.
The May 9, 2023 attack killed three guards, two French Jewish visitors, and the gunman.