The argument over parking ended with threats of a gun and a hammer: serious indictment against a 60-year-old
An indictment was filed against a 60-year-old resident of Abu Ghosh, Alyan, after a parking argument escalated into violence. According to the indictment, he snatched a gun from a passerby, cocked it, and threatened the complainant with a hammer, while his wife and their three-year-old son were in the vehicle. The incident occurred on October 8, 2026, in Abu Ghosh.
A serious indictment was filed against a 60-year-old resident of Abu Ghosh, Alyan, following a parking dispute that escalated into severe violence. According to the indictment by the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office, the incident occurred on October 8, 2026, at around 1:30 PM, after the complainant parked his car near the "Muzal BaKfar" grocery store in Abu Ghosh. His wife and their three-year-old son were in the vehicle. The defendant arrived, noticed that the complainant's car was blocking his entrance to the parking spot, and a verbal altercation developed that escalated into physical violence, curses, and death threats. Passersby tried to intervene, and one of them, who was carrying a licensed Glock pistol, accompanied the complainant to his car. The defendant seized the moment, snatched the gun from the passerby, cocked it, and aimed it at the complainant while asking, "Who are you planning to murder?" The passerby managed to take the gun from his hands, but the defendant pulled a hammer from the trunk and walked toward the complainant, who fled in his car. The complainant suffered pain, redness on the back of his neck, scratches, and a dislocated shoulder. The defendant denied the violence and claimed he held the hammer to "fix the gate."