A rally against antisemitism was held in Montpellier on Tuesday, the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) announced in a statement, the day after a rally was held in front of the La Grande-Motte synagogue that had been attacked in a Saturday arson attack.The “Citizen rally to say not to antisemitism” was being held in response to the terrorist attack on the Beth Yaacov synagogue, which CRIF noted had wounded a police officer and caused significant damage.Herault Prefect Francois-Xavier Launch, Montpellier mayor Michael Delafosse, La Grande-Motte Mayor Stephan Rossignoi, CRIF president Yonathan Arfi, and Chief French Rabbi Haim Korsia, and France Central Consistory Elie Korchia were scheduled to attend the rally.The Algerian man suspected of trying to set fire to the synagogue was arrested early Sunday in Nimes.

UN nuclear agency chief Rafael Grossi said after visiting Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant on Tuesday that there was a risk of a "nuclear incident" and the situation was serious.

An IDF aircraft broke the sound barrier in Lebanon on Tuesday evening, Army Radio posted on X, formerly Twitter.מטוסי חיל האוויר שוברים שוב את מהירות הקול בשמי לבנון ובאופן חריג - בסוריה מדווחים על שמיעת הבומים עד אזור דמשק pic.twitter.com/ZfBd2EkyoX— גלצ (@GLZRadio) August 27, 2024According to the post, loud noises resulting from breaking the sound barrier were heard in Syria, including in the area of Damascus.

Two workers were killed and one injured in an incident at the Delta Air Lines DAL.N operations facility at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to media reports. Delta did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation.

Antisemitic flyers were placed on the doorsteps of Berkeley residents over the weekend, the Berkeley Unified School District said in a statement on Monday.Local media outlet KRON 4 reported that the Berkeley Police Department was investigating the flyers after around 13 residents contacted them.BUSD Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel said that the organization stood against "antisemitism, bigotry and all forms of hate, intimidation, discrimination, bullying and harassment" and that she was disturbed that the "incident has resurfaced in our community."In February a civil rights complaint filed by the Brandeis Center and the Anti-Defamation League alleged that there was a failure to address antisemitic bullying of students and teachers. In early August, other San Francisco Bay Area towns, Napa and Petaluma, also saw the distribution of antisemitic flyers.