The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem strongly condemns the attack on Rev. Fr. Arbak Sarukhanyan by a group of Jewish young men.

The Armenian priest was attacked on his way to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

"Fr. Arbak was injured. He was rushed to hospital and was discharged after receiving the necessary aid,” Fr. Koryoun (Hovnan) Baghdasaryan, Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem lodged a complaint with the police, after which three of the attackers were arrested, he said.

"We demand that the police conduct a fair investigation and bring all the perpetrators to account in accordance with the law in order to avoid such incidents in the future," Fr. Koryoun said.