An unusual incident occurred this morning (Sunday) on Herzl Street in Ramat Gan, when a 20-year-old young man, believed to be of Arab origin, spat at an IDF officer who was traveling with him on the same bus line.

The incident was first reported on the Facebook page of social media activist and rapper Yoav Eliasi ("Hatzel"), where a video from a security camera was posted documenting the moment of the attack. In the video, the suspect is seen spitting at the officer without any provocation just before getting off at the bus stop and fleeing the bus.

Later in the day, it was reported that the suspect turned himself in to the Palestinian Authority, and Israel is pressuring the PA to turn him over to Israeli forces.

Minister of Defense Israel Katz commented on the incident: "The abominable terrorist who spat at a uniformed IDF officer must be punished to the full extent of the law. We will not allow harm to our soldiers.

"I trust the law enforcement authorities to bring him to justice so that those who harm IDF soldiers know that they will pay a heavy price."