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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