The husband of a patient at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba was detained today after he threatened an Arab member of staff with a gun, Channel 12 reports.
According to the report, the suspect threatened the staff member after discovering that the latter would be present in the operating room where his wife was undergoing surgery.
The suspect, a resident of Beersheba, was removed from the hospital premises by the police and his weapon was confiscated, the report adds. He was arrested and, after being taken for questioning, was released on bail.
In response to the incident, Soroka Medical Center tells Channel 12 that it condemns any and all violence against its staff and expects law enforcement to take appropriate action against the offender.
Is our live war coverage important to you?
Are you relying on The Times of Israel for accurate and timely coverage right now? If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. For as little as $6/month, you will:
Join the Times of Israel Community
Join our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel eleven years ago - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this