A violent assault was reported Tuesday at a tire shop in Afula, where an Arab assailant brutally attacked an elderly Jewish man. The victim's only 'crime' was reportedly asking the attacker to return a wheel to its place. Police have not yet commented on arrests.
A new detail emerged Tuesday afternoon in the assault at an Afula tire shop: the victim, an elderly Jewish man, was attacked after asking the assailant to return a car wheel to its place, according to a single report circulating on Telegram. The assault was described as severe and unprovoked. Police have not yet commented on the report or confirmed any arrests related to this specific account.
The incident was first reported Monday evening at 23:27 Jerusalem, when an elderly man was brutally assaulted at the tire shop. The Zioneer later reported that police arrested a 23-year-old suspect from Nazareth, and on Tuesday requested an extension of his remand. The initial reports described a dispute over a spare wheel, though the victim's request to return the wheel was not previously specified.
The attack adds to a series of violent incidents targeting Jews in mixed areas, including an attempted vehicular attack documented by an Arab assailant in Samaria on June 10, and a mob assault on a Jewish shepherd near Ramallah on July 3, as The Zioneer reported.
The victim's condition remains unclear, and it is not yet confirmed whether the arrested suspect is the same individual described in the Telegram report. The Zioneer has not independently verified the new detail.
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