A shooting occurred on Tuesday in Djerba Island, Tunisia. According to eyewitnesses, they heard "the sound of gunfire near a Jewish synagogue on the island, which was hosting annual religious events." Journalists and activists on social media reported that one security member killed a colleague, and the shooting was from security forces pursuing the shooter, indicating that the incident was unrelated to the synagogue. Information circulating indicates that security forces managed to eliminate the perpetrator of the murder of a security officer at the Aghir Maritime Center in Djerba.
What happened is that a security guard, who had been suspended from work, shot his colleague after disarming him. He was then neutralized by security personnel present on-site, and the situation was brought under control. (The reasons for the crime remain unknown at this moment.)
On Monday, the official rituals for the Jewish pilgrimage season to the Ghriba Synagogue, the oldest Jewish temple in North Africa, began in Djerba, drawing a significant turnout from Tunisia and abroad, along with official participation.
