Masked shooters opened fire on a group of people in the northern town of Arraba on Sunday night, injuring six.
Two men in their 30s were seriously injured and the others were moderately or lightly hurt.
The wounded were taken to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed and Poriya Hospital in Tiberias.
Paramedics from the Magen David Adom emergency response group said the incident occurred near an industrial area of Arraba, an Arab-majority town in the Lower Galilee region.
Police said the shooting appeared to be part of a criminal dispute.
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Police opened an investigation into the incident, collected evidence at the scene and set up roadblocks in the area to search for suspects.
Authorities have been working to rein in crime in the Israeli Arab community. According to the Abraham Initiatives, which tracks violence in the Arab community, at least 92 Arabs have been killed in homicides in Israel since the beginning of the year.
Arab communities have seen a surge in violence in recent years amid a rise in organized crime and the proliferation of illegal weapons.
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