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Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf and Newborn Son Subjected to Abuse at Medical Clinic
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Yitzhak Wasserlauf was verbally attacked by a woman at a Tel Aviv hospital. The minister, a member of the Otzma Yehudit party, was visiting the hospital for a medical check-up with his six-day-old son.
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What happened
- 01Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf was verbally attacked by a woman at a Tel Aviv hospital on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
- 02The minister was visiting the hospital for a medical check-up with his six-day-old son.
- 03The woman shouted political insults at Wasserlauf, calling him a "Ben-Gvirist" and a "Kahaneist."
- 04The attacker questioned Wasserlauf's presence in Tel Aviv and told him to return to the Galilee.
- 05The woman accused the minister of responsibility for the October 7th attacks, shouting that it was written on his forehead.
- 06Kaplan protest activist Ami Dror reacted to the incident by calling on social media to pursue such officials everywhere.
- 07Wasserlauf, a member of the Otzma Yehudit party, has previously faced threats, including a suspicious letter in April.
Video footage of the incident shows the woman shouting political insults and accusations at Wasserlauf. She called him a "Ben-Gvirist" and a "Kahaneist," and questioned his presence in Tel Aviv, telling him to return to the Galilee region he oversees. She further accused him of being responsible for the October 7th attacks, shouting that "October 7th is written on your forehead."
Following the incident, Kaplan protest activist Ami Dror posted on social media, calling for such officials to be pursued everywhere. Wasserlauf has previously faced security threats, including a suspicious, threatening letter addressed to his mother's home in April, and he survived a missile strike near the Lebanese border.
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