A Tel Aviv woman in her 40s was indicted on November 3 on three counts involving assault and willful damage to a vehicle. Prosecutors also asked that she be held in custody until the end of legal proceedings.
Police said she allegedly assaulted three people at two locations in central Tel Aviv within about five minutes on the evening of October 8, 2026. The indictment alleges that she first struck a woman on the head as the woman sat with friends at a restaurant, then walked away.
Minutes later, she arrived at HaMesila Park, where she allegedly cursed at a couple, grabbed the woman by the neck and choked her for several seconds. She also allegedly spat at the woman’s partner, hitting him in the chest, before leaving.
In a separate incident on October 5, she allegedly threw a stone at a car carrying a couple in the city center and shattered its rear window. The indictment put the replacement cost at about NIS 2,000 and said she had not previously known the complainants.
Investigators collected witness testimony and security camera footage. The detention request said the restaurant assault was captured on camera. The Tel Aviv District police prosecution unit filed the indictment in the city’s Magistrate’s Court.
