An attack on a rabbi in Montgomery County on Monday is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.

Police in Maryland are investigating an attack on a rabbi as a hate crime after a man attacked with a wooden stake, authorities said.

A rabbi in Maryland was attacked with a wooden stake, ABC News reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred at around 9:53 a.m. on Tuesday on the 1400 block of Arcola Avenue, prompting a response from the Montgomery County Police Department.

Police are investigating an incident as a hate crime after a rabbi was assaulted with a wooden stake. The attack, which occurred on Tuesday in Silver Spring, Maryland, has raised concerns among US Jewish communities following Israel's response to Hamas's October 7 attack last year.