“We were very scared because of the situation in Israel now, and we are Israeli,” the woman’s husband, who said he confronted the intruder, told KCAL News.
No one was physically hurt in the incident, Los Angeles police said. The LAPD said on Wednesday afternoon it did not have any additional information to report on the suspect.
Bass called on officials “to take action to ensure the person responsible for this heinous act is held fully accountable,” in her statement.
“We remain steadfast in support of the Jewish people — the people of Los Angeles will not cower to hate,” she said. “We will respond to it.”
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has left Jewish and Muslim communities increasingly distraught and on edge in the United States. Earlier this month, a Palestinian American boy in Illinois was stabbed to death by his landlord, who targeted him because he was Muslim, officials said.