Elderly Jewish Man Dies After Being Injured at Pro-Hamas Rally in Los Angeles (Updated)

A 65-year-old Jewish man has passed away from injuries he received while allegedly counter-protesting a pro-Hamas rally in the Los Angeles area on Sunday.

JUST IN: The Acorn has confirmed that the 65-year-old Jewish man who was injured in a confrontation with Palestinian protestors at the corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks boulevards Sunday in T.O. has now died from his wounds. This story is developing. pic.twitter.com/aDe56I7zZ8
— The Acorn (@acornnewspaper) November 7, 2023

A short video making the rounds of social media shows the man lying on the ground, bleeding as others attempt to help him. He reportedly suffered internal bleeding that ultimately led to his death on Monday.

Authorities have not confirmed exactly how he received his injuries, though there are unconfirmed reports that he was struck over the head with a megaphone by a pro-Hamas protester.

According to witnesses at the scene, a verbal altercation broke out between an older Jewish man and a young pro-Palestinian protester. Suddenly, the protester struck the older man in the head with a megaphone he was holding.

A local rabbi came forward to urge people to wait for all the details, suggesting that it's possible the man wasn't physically attacked and that his death was an accident. It wasn't immediately clear if he had any inside information or was simply speaking generally in order to calm tensions.

It is not clear yet exactly what happened other than an elderly Jew was counter protesting at a Gazan demonstration, hit the ground, and died. We DO NOT KNOW at this time if he fell, was pushed, or was attacked. Please do not spread rumors. We will know soon what happened
— Rabbi Michael Barclay (@Rabbi_Barclay) November 7, 2023

Police are investigating the situation, and the previously cited news report claims that the alleged attacker filmed the incident. That is also not confirmed yet, though.

This is a developing story.

UPDATE: The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has now issued a statement about the incident.