Court Convicts MK Ofer Cassif of Assaulting Police Officer

A magistrate's court has convicted Member of the Knesset Ofer Cassif of assaulting a police officer, Israeli outlets Haaretz and Srugim reported on Thursday.

According to the report by Haaretz, Cassif was convicted of assaulting a police officer under aggravated circumstances. Srugim noted that the verdict was delivered approximately four years after the incident that led to the legal proceedings.

At this stage, the full judicial reasoning behind the decision has not been released, and further details regarding the next steps in the legal process have not yet been provided.