The masked attacker whose mother told CNN that he planned to join the IDF - following a brutal mob attack on pro-Palestine activists - appears to have recently joined the IDF, according to a review of social media postings.

19 year-old Edan On was photographed in front of the Bakum Induction Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel - where most IDF recruits enlist in the military - in late March.

Additionally, a TikTok video posted by On along with the caption, “Probably needed a hug. Went to the Army instead” shows him wearing an IDF recruit’s uniform.

On April 30, 2024, On joined a masked mob of counterprotesters who brutally attacked pro-Palestine activists at UCLA.

Though he was initially arrested on May 23, the charges - despite the fact that the entire night was livestreamed - were later transferred to the City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor consideration after District Attorney George Gascon stated he could not prove that On’s actions injured anyone.

The City Attorney’s Office has not charged On and did not respond to a request for comment.

On was also recently named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit, along with nineteen other men, seeking accountability for the victims of the attack. Edan On did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.