2 suspects arrested for murder this morning in Lod amid national crime wave

By Charlie Summers

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12 February 2026, 7:59 pm

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Police say they have arrested two suspects linked to this morning’s killing of Hussein Abu Raqiq, a 65-year-old cleaner from Lod.

Today at dawn, Abu Raqiq was shot to death while on his way to work. He was the latest victim in a spate of lethal shootings that took place from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.

According to law enforcement, police detectives and Border Police officers nabbed the suspected perpetrators and seized the Glock pistol they allegedly used to kill Abu Raqiq. He was killed as part of a dispute between two families in the city, police add.

Both of the detained suspects reside in Lod. Police plan to bring the pair to court tomorrow morning with a request to extend their remand.