A severely wounded IDF officer was verbally and physically assaulted by a group of young Chareidi men on his way to a rehabilitation center.

MK Hili Tropper (National Unity) revealed the disturbing account in a public post, sharing a message he received from the officer, who has spent the past year and eight months recovering from life-altering injuries sustained during Operation Swords of Iron.

According to the officer, the assault took place at the Bnei Brak junction, a major artery in the largely Charedi city. “About ten young charedim jumped on my vehicle,” he wrote. “They cursed, spat, called me ‘Nazi,’ broke the mirrors. I, an injured IDF officer on crutches, with a brace on my hand — can’t believe it.”

The soldier, who has undergone 12 surgeries and still carries shrapnel in his body, said he served without hesitation to protect Israel — only to find himself the target of hatred from within its borders.

“I did it without thinking twice. That’s how we were raised. And now I find myself surrounded by chants of ‘We’ll die and not enlist,’ by violence, by hate,” the officer wrote.

His message also accused Charedi leadership of enabling extremism through silence. “This doesn’t represent all charedim,” he said. “But when the leadership is silent, some take it to the extreme. We’re not asking for thanks. We’re asking for a state. One state. A state that we’re all part of — even when it hurts.”

Tropper, a former minister and centrist voice in the Knesset, published the officer’s message in full, calling it “a cry that cannot be ignored.”

No arrests have been reported in connection with the attack. Police have not commented on whether an investigation is underway.

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