Due to sexual orientation: East Jerusalem residents stabbed a relative over 'family honor'

Two brothers in their 20s, residents of East Jerusalem, are accused of repeatedly stabbing their cousin and seriously wounding him, against the backdrop of a family dispute stemming from the sexual orientation of the victim's brother. The attack was premeditated, with threats to burn the victim's business, and was carried out in front of his young son. The two, who have criminal records, fled the scene and their detention was extended.

Two brothers in their 20s, residents of East Jerusalem, are accused of attacking and repeatedly stabbing their cousin, seriously wounding him. The background to the attack is a dispute over 'family honor', stemming from the sexual orientation of the victim's brother. According to police, the dispute escalated over time and became an endless cycle of violence. The attack was carried out after prior planning and arming themselves with knives. The two pressured the victim to meet them and threatened to burn his business. When he arrived, they attacked him together, stabbed him, and fled, leaving him lying in a pool of blood with a knife in his back, in front of his young son. During the investigation, it emerged that the victim's mother received a phone call telling her that her son had been stabbed and died. The detention of the two, who have criminal records for violent offenses, was extended.