Pilgrims cautiously return to Tunisia’s Ghriba synagogue after 2023 attack

A modest number of international pilgrims are returning to Tunisia’s island of Djerba for the annual Jewish pilgrimage, as authorities maintain heightened security and a subdued atmosphere following past attacks.

The annual pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue, Africa’s oldest, has in the past drawn thousands of pilgrims from Europe and beyond, attracting international and local tourists as well.

But after a deadly 2023 attack on the…