Yavne Youth Stabs Classmate Who Owed Him Five Shekels for Tobacco

"A 16-year-old Yavne high school student stabbed Sunday morning his classmate that owed him five shekels (a little more than one dollar) for hookah tobacco. The wounded student was rushed to Kaplan hospital in Rehovot in moderate condition after he was stabbed in the abdomen twice and once on the wrist. Police arrested the assailant. Police say that the assailant had brought a knife to school with the intent of stabbing his classmate.

During recess the assailant asked for his money back, and when he was refused he stabbed his classmate. A school security guard warded off the assailant and called in police. Police say that they are treating this incident seriously because of the premeditated nature of the crime. "We have no doubt that this kid came in order to settle the score," superintendent Zvika Ronberg said.

Source: Yuval Azoulay. Youth stabs classmate who owed him five shekels for tobacco. Haaretz (9 October 2005) [FullText]