Jewish woman stabbed at home in Lyon, swastika painted on door

A 30-year-old Jewish woman was stabbed in her home in the southern French city of Lyon, police report. A swastika has been placed on her front door, the city's mayor and the police report. The public prosecutor is investigating "a possible anti-Semitic motive", writes the French newspaper Le Monde .

The victim suffered two stab wounds and was taken to hospital, but her injuries are not life-threatening.

Since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, authorities in cities around the world have reported rising anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.