Jerusalem police arrested two suspects shortly after they attacked a Jewish man at the Damascus Gate in the Old City, one of them spitting on him without provocation while the other recorded the act. Police found the video on one suspect's phone. The suspects are accused of planning the attack in advance to create viral social media content.
Jerusalem police arrested two suspects in connection with an assault on a Jewish man at the Damascus Gate (Sha'ar Shechem) in the Old City, shortly after the attack occurred. According to police, one suspect approached the victim and spat on him without any prior provocation, while the second suspect filmed the act on his mobile phone. The video, intended for publication on social media, was found on the device. Investigators believe the suspects planned the attack in advance to produce viral content.
This follows an earlier report, published by The Zioneer at 12:48, of two minors suspected of a similar spitting incident. The ages of the current suspects have not been specified, and the investigation is ongoing. The incident adds to a series of reported attacks on Jewish individuals in Jerusalem in recent weeks, as documented by The Zioneer's coverage.
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