Israel: 'peeping toms' mural removed after suspected gang rape

Artwork at Tel Aviv beach painted over after outrage over assault on teenage girl

Israeli authorities have removed a peeping toms" mural that had long been a fixture of a Tel Aviv beach in response to public outrage over the suspected gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in the southern resort of Eilat.

Painted 18 years ago and often criticised as sexist, the mural on the wall of a women's changing room was painted over by a municipal worker on Sunday. It had depicted two young men in bathing suits peering inside.