Police arrest 3 suspects in Tel Aviv stabbing in electric scooter row

Tel Aviv police arrested three young men last night on suspicion of stabbing a man in the city earlier this week, a police spokesperson says.

The suspects are two 18-year-olds from Elad and a minor, 16, from central Israel.

After being questioned at the central Tel Aviv police station, the three suspects appeared before the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court for a hearing to extend their detention.

The stabbing occurred early Sunday morning, just after midnight, as the victim left a bar on Rothschild Street in Tel Aviv and attempted to rent an e-scooter.

Footage of the incident captured from security cameras of a nearby cafe shows four young men approaching and cornering their victim near the scooter rack. One of the assailants then stabs him in the leg before leaving the scene with the rest of the group.

Regarding the fourth suspect still at large, the Tel Aviv police spokesperson tells The Times of Israel that law enforcement is continuing its investigation.

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