Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeFive were convicted of committing a terrorist act of aggravated assault. 'This was an incited and enraged mob set out to find and harm an Arab citizen," the judge saidShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYair Foldesand Bar Peleg09:08 PM • June 18 2026 IDTAt the end of a five-year trial, an Israeli court convicted the seven remaining defendants for their roles in the 2021 lynching of an Arab Israeli man in central Israel's Bat Yam, ruling that six of them were motivated by nationalist hatred.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismIsrael crimeArab IsraelisPalestiniansCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza Cease-fireJD VancePayoneerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWest Bank Properties Sold at London Israel Real Estate Event Despite DenialsIDF Presents Expanded Lebanon Occupation Zone, Challenging U.S.-Iran PactIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatThe NY Primary All About Israel: Two Jewish Democrats Battle Over Aid and AIPACAn Eye Instead of a Needle: Israeli Study Paves Way for Non-invasive Blood TestsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes