Crime & Justice
Druze youth stabbed at Tel Aviv club; protests follow
October 25, 2026 at 08:26 PM
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3 reports · over 2 hours
A Druze youth was stabbed at a Tel Aviv nightclub, prompting Druze protesters to block a highway as police arrested three suspects.
- Three Druze youths were attacked at a Tel Aviv nightclub Saturday night; an 18-year-old was stabbed and underwent surgery at Ichilov Hospital.
- Israeli police arrested three suspects, aged 18–19, and found a knife believed used in the stabbing on one of them.
- The victim's father said the attack came after the youths were heard speaking Arabic; his son told attackers "we are Druze" but was not believed due to his accent.
- Druze protesters from Daliat al-Karmel and Isfiya closed a road at the Eliakim junction before police reopened it.