A rabbi and his family’s apartment in Grenoble, France, was completely destroyed in a suspected arson attack on Saturday, July 5, the rabbi’s daughter told Radio Judaica on Wednesday.

Rabbi Yhia Lahiani and Rebbetzin Batcheva Lahiani had left for a special celebratory meal at the synagogue with the rest of their family when, less than 10 minutes later, three successive explosions were heard in the apartment.There is nothing left of the family’s home.

Their daughter, Sarah Perets Lahiani, told Radio Shalom, “Someone tried to murder my family.” “Ten minutes before the house exploded, my sister and her baby and my other sister were there,” she said, calling the fact that they were in synagogue and not at home “a miracle.”

Perets Lahiani later interviewed with Radio Judaica, saying that authorities continue to call it an “arson attack” as “no one wants to call it antisemitic.” She added that this “really upsets” the family because “Why else, specifically, would the rabbi’s house be set on fire on a Saturday during mealtime?