A 16-year-old from the Israeli city Lod has been arrested in the ongoing investigation of aggravated assault and committing a hate crime, after a gay couple were brutally attacked on Jaffa Port. The teen is known to be a part of a group “of about 20 people,” according to one of the victims who spoke to Haaretz.
During the holiday of Eid al-Adha, boat owner Itzik Avneri had many customers coming to use his boat service to celebrate the religious event.
The port was full of passive bystanders whilst the events of Saturday evening took place. “What you don’t see in the video is 500 people, not a single one of them lifted a finger,” explained Avneri.