'I'm afraid to leave the house': 76-year-old attacked in Ashkelon

Alina Levin, 76, of Ashkelon, was violently attacked on the street while resting on a bench. She was injured in her hand and leg and hospitalized for two days. In a lineup, she did not identify the suspect who was arrested. She describes fear and helplessness, and claims passersby did not help her. Her husband was previously attacked in the same neighborhood and lost his eye.

Alina Levin, 76, of Ashkelon, was violently attacked on the street while resting on a bench. According to her, a man approached her, demanded money in Russian, and when she did not understand, struck her forcefully near the ear. She fell, injured her hand and leg, and was hospitalized for two days. In a subsequent lineup, she did not identify the person arrested. Since then, she is afraid to go out alone, especially in the dark, and suspects anyone who approaches her. She describes a sense of helplessness at the reaction of passersby, who did not help her as she lay on the road bleeding. Her husband was previously attacked in the same neighborhood, beaten on the head with a stick, lost an eye, and has since lived with a prosthetic eye; the attacker was never found. Her daughter, Tanya, spoke of the incident's impact and her mother's fear of exposure. Levin wonders how it is possible that in a central area, near the central bus station and the mall, there is no footage that could help locate the attacker.