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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- A group of Israelis on Tuesday assaulted a young Palestinian man at his place of work in West Jerusalem, the man told Ma'an.

Islam Ubeid, 25, told Ma'an that the incident started when he parked his truck in the Givat Shaul neighborhood and stepped out for a break. He said two Israelis approached him and started to verbally abuse him, telling him to move his truck away.

Then, five other Israelis arrived suddenly and began beating Ubeid with "sharp objects," hitting him in the neck several times, he said.

Ubeid called Israeli police after the assailants fled the scene. He said police arrived a half hour after he made the call.

He was taken to Hadassah hospital, suffering from bruises to the neck and back.

An Israeli police spokesman did not answer calls seeking comment.