According to the indictment, the group attacked the two Palestinians unprovoked, beating them with clubs and sticks. one of the Palestinians, 20-year-old Amir Shwiki from Beit Hanina suffered severe injuries and is still being treated in hospital. The other, Samer Mahpuz (20), was mildly hurt.

The indictment said that one of the attackers approached the two at a public park and asked them for a cigarette, allegedly to make sure that they were Arabs.