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Pabon is \"one of the primary suspects in the assault and beating\" of the diners, police said.

\"The LAPD received many tips from the public on this case which assisted with the ultimate identification of the suspect,\" the LAPD said in a statement. \"He was ultimately tracked down and taken into custody without incident.\"

Inland Empire teams from the United States Marshal Service taskforce assisted the LAPD with the arrest.

LAPD said it's still working to identify, locate and arrest other suspects in the fight.

The Anti-Defamation League had offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the perpetrators of the LA restaurant attack. ABC News has reached out to see if the reward had been offered.

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PHOTO: A demonstrator waves the flag of Palestine from the top of a building in support of Palestine during a rally in the Los Angeles, May 15, 2021.
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There has been a rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. since the most recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group ruling the Gaza Strip, according to the ADL. The anti-hate organization said Thursday it had received 193 reports in the week after the conflict broke out, up from 131 the previous week.

\"To those who choose to indulge in age-old antisemitic tropes, exaggerated claims and inflammatory rhetoric, it has consequences: attacks in real life on real people targeted for no other reason than they are Jewish,\" ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement on its findings. \"This is antisemitism, plain and simple. And it's indisputably inexcusable in any context.\"

After 11 straight days of fighting that left more than 240 people dead, Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire Thursday.

The escalating violence between Israel and Hamas sparked protests in the U.S. that have been largely peaceful. Though on Thursday, a 29-year-old Jewish man was beaten by a group of people in New York City's Times Square amid dueling demonstrations over the conflict. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime, according to the New York City Police Department.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations decried acts of violence following the attack at the LA restaurant.

\"As a civil rights and advocacy organization, we support everyone's right to free speech, the right to assemble and rally in support of their respective political views. However, despite heightened tensions in Palestine and Israel, it is never acceptable for that conflict to spill over into our streets and cities,\" CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush said in a statement. \"Violence and intimidation should be condemned, investigated, and if warranted, prosecuted.\"

ABC News' Matthew Fuhrman and Abigail Shalawylo contributed to this report.

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