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Young Man Brutally Beaten in Jaffa After Concert, Suspect Arrested
A young man named Idan Trachtengerts was violently assaulted by a group of men in Jaffa Port on Tuesday night after attending a concert, in what he described as a homophobic attack. Police have opened an investigation and questioned a 17-year-old suspect.
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What happened
- 01Idan Trachtengerts was violently assaulted by a group of men in Jaffa Port on Tuesday night.
- 02The attack began with homophobic slurs before escalating to physical violence with a helmet and glass bottle.
- 03Four or five additional assailants joined the initial attacker in beating and kicking the victim.
- 04The victim's friend filmed the assault and screamed, causing the attackers to flee as police sirens approached.
- 05Police arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the incident and later released him under house arrest.
- 06Singer Lihi Toledano expressed heartbreak and support for Trachtengerts, who had attended her concert prior to the assault.
- 07Mako reported that the incident occurred in Tel Aviv Port rather than Jaffa Port.
According to Trachtengerts, the assault began after a passerby hurled homophobic slurs at him and his friend, Erel, following a performance by singer Lihi Toledano. When Trachtengerts responded, the man struck him repeatedly on the head with a helmet. Four or five additional men then joined the assault, kicking and punching him, while one attacker attempted to stab him with a broken glass bottle.
The assailants fled the scene after Erel began filming the attack and screaming, as police sirens approached the area. Trachtengerts, who lives in Jaffa, posted about the incident on social media, expressing distress over experiencing such violence in his home city. Mako reported the location of the attack as Tel Aviv Port.
Police arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the assault, who was later released under house arrest. Singer Lihi Toledano publicly expressed her heartbreak and offered her support to Trachtengerts following the incident.
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