Jerusalem - A Catholic Church official in Israel says a Christian cemetery has been desecrated, with graves damaged and crosses smashed.
Wadie Abunassar said about 20 gravestones at the cemetery in Kufr Birim in northern Israel were found vandalised early on Wednesday.
He said some were shattered, with pieces of stone strewn about.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Thursday that police have opened an investigation.
But Abunassar said the church is concerned that no one will be held accountable.
A number of Christian sites, including churches and monasteries, have been vandalised in recent years in attacks by suspected Jewish extremists.
Critics charge that Israel often fails to apprehend and prosecute the assailants.
Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin this week met with top church officials and denounced violence on holy sites.
AP