A window at the Israeli Supreme Court was damaged late Thursday night, during a protest outside the building, according to a statement from the Spokesperson’s Office of Israel’s Judiciary. Security footage shows the window was shattered around 9:00 p.m., and an initial investigation suggests it was caused by a projectile from an air gun or slingshot.
Joint teams from the police, Shin Bet, and court security are investigating the incident and working to identify suspects. The damaged window is one of the court’s panoramic glass panes overlooking Jerusalem.
Court officials condemned the incident as an unprecedented and serious breach, emphasizing the symbolic gravity of any attack on Israel’s highest judicial authority. “Such an act—if deliberate—is a red line and an assault on democratic values,” the statement read.
The protest’s organizers, the Tekuma movement, which led Thursday’s mass rally against alleged judicial overreach, rejected any connection. In a statement, they accused the courts of demonizing over 100,000 right-wing demonstrators and ignoring years of violent left-wing protests. “This is a blood libel,” the group said, adding, “Israel desperately needs judicial reform.”
On Saturday evening, Justice Minister Yariv Levin addressed the incident in a public broadcaster interview, saying: “I strongly condemn the shattering of the Supreme Court window. Violence of any kind is serious and unacceptable.”
Authorities have not yet determined who was behind the incident.