4 held for stabbing, critically wounding Eritrean asylum seeker

Four Israelis are arrested on suspicion of stabbing and critically wounding an Eritrean asylum seeker in Netanya on Sunday after he refused to give them money.

One of the suspects has a history of being hospitalized for mental illness, according to the Haaretz daily.

Security cameras at the scene of the incident documented the attack.

Police are not commenting on a possible racist motive behind the attack. The investigation continues.

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