''Bathing in his own blood' I Charge: Tried to kill an Arab on the eve of Yom Kippur because he thought he was Jewish

October 6, 2021   

The Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office filed an indictment yesterday (Tuesday) in the city's District Court against Muhammad Haruv, 20, a Palestinian from a village in Judea and Samaria, for a terrorist act of attempted murder, a terrorist act of serious sabotage, and entering Israel in violation of the law. Haruv is accused of stabbing a man with a screwdriver on the eve of Yom Kippur who he believed was of Jewish origin. According to the indictment, filed by Attorney Noa Bar, the defendant decided to murder a man of Jewish origin, out of nationalist-ideological motives and with the aim of instilling fear or panic in the public. The indictment states: "For this purpose, on September 15, 21, on the eve of Yom Kippur, the defendant acquired a screwdriver and entered Israeli territory, without a permit. In the afternoon, the defendant arrived in Jaffa and began searching for a potential victim to carry out his plan. "The defendant, who believed that the complainant was of Jewish origin, approached him without him noticing him, while shouting at him in Arabic, 'Jew, Jew,' threw a water bottle that was next to him at his head, and stabbed him in the upper body with the screwdriver, with the intention of causing his death. "During the incident, the complainant told the defendant in Arabic that he was an Arab and not a Jew, but the defendant ignored his words and continued to stab him. "Only after the defendant believed that the complainant's injuries would lead to his death did he throw the screwdriver, leave the complainant in his own blood, and flee the scene." As a result of the defendant's actions, the complainant suffered serious injuries. He was taken to the hospital, was hospitalized, and required surgery." A request was filed alongside the indictment to detain the terrorist until the end of the proceedings against him.