Petah Tikva Man Indicted for Threatening Medical Staff at Beilinson Hospital
A Petah Tikva resident has been charged with threatening medical staff at Beilinson Hospital, including telling an Arab nurse he killed 400 people and threatening another nurse with death.
A 40-year-old resident of Petah Tikva faces criminal charges after allegedly threatening medical staff at Beilinson Hospital, according to an indictment filed by the Sharon District Police prosecution unit at the Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court.
The incident took place in May when the defendant's father was receiving medical treatment at the facility. A verbal altercation erupted between the defendant and the hospital staff, during which he began shouting. When an Arab male nurse asked him to step away from the department's reception desk, the defendant shouted, "You are guests here." Although the defendant initially moved away, he continued to yell at the personnel.
According to the charges, the defendant later returned to the desk and confronted the same nurse, stating, "I was in Givati, I killed 400 like you." When the nurse asked for clarification, the defendant made a hand gesture mimicking the holding of a handgun and added, "You don't know who I am."
A nurse who overheard the exchange intervened and asked why he was speaking in that manner. The defendant turned to her and replied, "Get out of here. You have exactly half a second to live."
The indictment charges the defendant with making threats. The legal filing states that through these actions, the defendant threatened the complainants with unlawful bodily harm, both verbally and through his conduct, with the intent to intimidate or provoke them.
