US EditionThree Israelis Injured in Assault at Koh Samui Bar, Two Hospitalized
Three young Israelis were chased, beaten, and robbed by attackers shouting antisemitic slogans while some bar security guards joined the assault, police said.
- On Tuesday, three Israeli citizens in their 20s were attacked at a bar on Koh Samui, southern Thailand; one sought medical treatment and another escaped but remains missing.
- Family members said French tourists of North African or Arab origin confronted the Israelis after overhearing Hebrew and shouted `Kill all the Jews` in Arabic.
- Chased into a restroom, the victims were beaten, robbed and the door was broken down, with bar security and employees allegedly joining the assault using batons; one victim suffered fractures to ribs, jaw, teeth and a vertebra.
- Koh Samui police have opened an investigation and are attempting to locate suspects after officers broke up the fight, while two Israeli women helped victims and filed a police complaint.
- The incident follows a pattern of assaults on Hebrew speakers reported around the world, including violent attacks in Nepal's Kathmandu and Cyprus requiring hospitalization.
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Three Israelis Brutally Assaulted in Koh Samui Bar After Speaking Hebrew, Two Hospitalized
KOH SAMUI, THAILAND (VINnews)- Three Israeli tourists were reportedly chased and brutally attacked at a local bar on the popular Thai island of Koh Samui late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, with two of the victims sustaining serious injuries requiring hospitalization. According to multiple reports from Hebrew media outlets and eyewitness accounts shared on […]
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Thailand: Three Israelis brutally assaulted in antisemitic attack
Israeli tourists hospitalized after being beaten by Arabs with French citizenship during antisemitic assault on Thai island of Ko Samui. By World Israel News Staff Three Israeli Jews were violently assaulted in an antisemitic brawl in a popular tourist hotspot in Thailand this week. The attack occurred on Monday night while the Israeli tourists were at a bar on the Thai island of Koh Samui. At one point, a group of French tourists of North Afric…
Security officers from the bar reportedly intervened, but according to the victims, they participated in the violence alongside the attackers.
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