France commemorates the Vel d’Hiv roundup after a Paris plaque honoring rescuers is vandalized

France commemorated the 1942 Vel d’Hiv roundup, where French police arrested thousands of Jews, ahead of a vandalized Paris plaque honoring rescuers recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Rising antisemitism in France, linked to the 2023 Hamas attacks and Gaza war, prompted officials to reaffirm the Republic’s stance against such acts.