Palestinian Authority arrests suspect over 1982 terror attack on Paris Jewish restaurant

French prosecutors announced in July that they were seeking to bring six individuals to trial before a special terrorism court in connection with the attack, known as the Rue des Rosiers assault, which killed six people and wounded 22 others.

The attack on the restaurant – which was in the heart of the Jewish district of the Marais quarter – was carried out with grenades and machine guns, and was the deadliest antisemitic assault in France since the Second World War.

In his statement on X, President Macron added: “While some of the suspects are to be brought before the Assize Court, this is an additional step for justice and truth.

“I think of all the families who have carried the pain of waiting for so long.

“France does not forget. It always sanctions and punishes. Justice will prevail.”

Composite sketches of the gunmen who attacked the French-Jewish delicatessen (Image: Getty)AFP via Getty Images

It comes after Abou Zayed, a 66-year-old Norwegian of Palestinian origin, was extradited to France from Norway in 2020 and charged with being one of the gunmen. Arrest warrants are still out for several more suspects, including Nizar Tawfik Mussa.

The suspects are believed to have been members of Abu Nidal Organization (ANO), which operated in the 1970s and 80s, and was designated as a terrorist organisation by countries including the UK, the US and Israel.

The group, which broke away from Fatah are thought to have carried out terror attacks in 20 countries, killing or injuring over 1,500 people.