UPDATE: Palestinian Protesters Crossed the Street and Provoked Pro-Israeli Protesters Before Assaulting and Killing Paul Kessler – Suspect Pictured by Local News
Ventura County was the scene of a deadly encounter during a tense standoff between supporters of Israel and Palestine, which resulted in the loss of a 69-year-old man, now identified as Paul Kessler, who was a part of the pro-Israel faction.
Paul Kessler was killed during a pro-Israel demonstration. (@buttonslives / X)
The fatal assault occurred at Thousand Oaks on a Sunday afternoon when the pro-Israel and pro-Palestine/Hamas supporters gathered on opposite sides of Westlake Boulevard and Thousand Oaks Boulevard.
According to witnesses, members from the pro-Palestinian group crossed over to the pro-Israel side and began to agitate the group.
As stated by an anonymous witness, Kessler was assaulted by an individual from the counter-protesting group.
