One of 10 swastikas sprayed on cars parked in Safed, Israel, on January 6, 2013. Photo: Screenshot / Ma'ariv.

Police in the Israeli city of Safed on Monday were searching for a masked vandal who tagged 10 cars with swastikas, Israeli daily Ma’ariv reported.

The hate crime, which occurred on Monday morning, was witnessed by students of a nearby religious primary school, who told officers the vandal was wearing a mask.