PARIS — The Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, calling the act a “deeply disturbing” incident as tensions between France and Israel run high.

Red paint and the words “El Al genocide airline" were discovered Thursday morning on the door outside the airline's office in the center of the French capital. El Al said that no one was in the office at the time of the incident and that no one was harmed.

The airline said it was handling the matter with the “utmost gravity” and working in close coordination with authorities in France and Israel. El Al added it “unequivocally condemns all forms of violence, particularly those driven by hatred,” and said its planes “proudly” display the Israeli flag.

French authorities announced that

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