The main indictments were filed against those involved in the lynching incidents during Operation Wall Guard.
It was allowed to publish that as part of a joint operation by the General Security Service and the Israel Police, five suspects involved in lynching in the Negev region were arrested: Kutsai Al-Assad, Hassan Al-Assad, Omar Al-Assad, Wael Al-Assad and another minor.
These are residents of Lakia in the Negev, who were arrested on suspicion of involvement in a lynching attempt carried out in front of three drivers during a riot and violence incident that took place on the night of 11.5.21 on Road 6 near Lakia.
Moments of the lynching attempt in Operation The Guardian of the Walls
In the first vehicle that was attacked, a Jewish woman whose vehicle was killed was stoned, and after being rescued by a truck driver who was at the scene, her vehicle was set on fire.
In the second vehicle attacked, a Thai foreign worker was driving whose vehicle was pelted with stones.
After stopping the vehicle, the driver was taken out and violently attacked, and later those involved set his vehicle on fire.
The driver was released only after the attackers realized he was not Jewish, and he was taken for further medical treatment.
In the third vehicle that was attacked, a Jewish citizen whose vehicle was pelted with stones while in the vehicle, while an attempt was made to remove him from the vehicle by force.
The driver was rescued when a police force arrived at the scene, and was transferred for further medical treatment.
At the end of their interrogation, indictments were filed in the Be'er Sheva District Court alleging serious offenses.
The General Security Service and the Israel Police take all involvement of Israeli citizens in terrorist activity very seriously, and will continue to work to bring to justice those who work to harm the security of the country's citizens.
