An Israeli youth stabbed another man believing him to be Palestinian only to discover he was a fellow Israeli Jew.
The incident took place when the attacker, in his early 20s, approached a passer-by in the parking area near Kiryat Ata’s Ikea furniture store and concluded that he was an Arab from his appearance and proceeded to stab him in his upper torso. The victim turned out to be an Israeli Jew.
Israeli police said the victim suffered light to moderate injuries and was transferred to a local hospital.
Israeli authorities have labelled the incident an apparently misdirected hate crime.