Israeli suspected of assaulting Palestinian laborer

An Israeli man suspected of assaulting a Palestinian worker is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing and his arrest is extended till Wednesday.

According to a police statement, the suspect, a resident of the central region in his 20s, is suspected of attacking the West Bank man near to the Even Sapir agricultural community, on the outskirts of the capital, on September 16.

According to police, the Palestinian had finished his work for the day and was leaving the community when he was spotted by the suspect and several other men. They attacked him before escaping in a vehicle, police say.

— Stuart Winer