Jerusalem resident indicted on multiple terror, assault charges for attacks on Palestinians
In one case, Jerusalem resident Israel Grossman hit security personnel with his ATV while attempting to flee the scene of a violent incident.
The State Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment with the Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday against 25-year-old Jerusalem resident Israel Grossman, who is accused of aggravated intentional sabotage as an act of terror, arson, property damage, and obstructing a police officer in the course of duty in the village of Jalud, located in the Nablus district.
The prosecution is also requesting that Grossman be held in detention until the conclusion of legal proceedings, citing a series of violent incidents, including arson, a severe assault on a guard at a poultry complex, and attacks on security personnel.
According to the indictment, filed by attorney Hili Bergman of the Jerusalem District Prosecutor’s Office, Grossman participated in three separate violent incidents between February and May of this year, along with others.
In one incident, Grossman and masked accomplices arrived in Jalud armed with sticks and an axe. They vandalized property, smashed windows, and set a vehicle on fire.
In another case, the indictment states that Grossman was involved in a severe assault on a guard at a poultry complex near the village.
View of a burnt Palestinian car after it was set on fire by settlers during a settler attack on the town of BeitFurik, east of Nablus in the West Bank; Illustrative. (credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)
The assailants struck the guard with fists, kicks, and rods until he collapsed while simultaneously setting fire to a truck containing cages of live chickens, which were completely destroyed. The guard sustained serious head injuries and was hospitalized in critical condition.
A third incident involved Grossman arriving at the complex on an ATV, masked and armed with a gun replica, pepper spray, and an axe.
Suspect hit security with ATV
When police attempted to stop him, he fled, endangering officers and striking security personnel with the vehicle.
The indictment charges Grossman with aggravated intentional sabotage as an act of terror, arson, willful property damage, threats, rioting, reckless driving, and obstructing a police officer.
Authorities are also seeking to confiscate the ATV allegedly used in the offenses.
