An Eilat police spokesman reports that a father and son have been taken into custody for assaulting an IDF soldier near his southern base.

“We will work to bring to justice offenders who act violently against law-abiding normative citizens”, police explain.

On Friday, 25 Teves, the Israel Police received a report about a soldier serving in a post in the south, which was attacked by two suspects outside the outpost he was serving in.

The attackers allegedly met a soldier at the entrance to the post, when one of them began punching him when the other suspect was present during the attack. The soldier was hit in the head and taken to Yosef-Tal Hospital in Eilat and released after receiving medical treatment.

The Israeli police opened an investigation into the incident and within a short time two suspects, a father and son, were arrested. The father was released on Sunday with restrictions, and the son’s detention was extended until Tuesday as the investigation continues.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Israel Police spokesman unit)