Two Jewish youths have been arrested for anti-Christian graffiti sprayed on a wall of a Jerusalem abbey built where Christian tradition says the mother of Jesus died, police said Wednesday.
The graffiti, discovered Sunday, was written in Hebrew on an outside wall of the Dormition Abbey and included phrases such as "kill the pagans" and "death to the Christian unbelievers, enemies of Israel."
The incident was similar to previous so-called "price tag" acts blamed on Jewish extremists.
The suspects aged 15 and 16 appeared in court on Wednesday. They were remanded into custody for an additional day.
The Benedictine abbey is located on Mount Zion across from east Jerusalem's Old City and next to the site where Christians believe Jesus's Last Supper occurred.
It has been previously hit by arson and vandalism.
Vatican efforts to negotiate greater rights at the neighboring Upper Room, where the Last Supper is believed to have occurred, have sparked opposition from nationalist and religious Jews, who revere part of the building as the tomb of King David.
Pope Francis celebrated a mass at the Upper Room during a visit in 2014.
AFP contributed to this report.