At least six people, including a family of five, were injured Sunday after a motorcycle rider opened fire on them in the northern Israeli Galilee region.
The incident occurred in the Arab town of Jadeidi-Makr, Israeli news site Ynet reported.
The victims were evacuated to the Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya, with minor to moderate injuries.
According to police, a woman and two minors were among the injured.
Further details were not made immediately clear, but police said they were investigating the incident.
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