Police late Monday night the eve of 3 Elul, were summoned to a shul in Har Shmuel, near the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem, informed an assault was taking place.

A Jewish man in his thirties allegedly assaulted a 65-year-old man with a chair, injuring the victim seriously. The injured man was transported by MDA to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Officials in the hospital’s trauma unit describe his condition a serious/stable. His injuries are primarily to his face, head and neck region.

The attacker was taken into custody and arraigned on Tuesday. The motive for the assault is being probed by police.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)