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2nd man dies as a result of Thursday shooting in Haifa; report says victims weren’t intended targets
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First responders at the scene of a shooting in Haifa early in the morning of July 2, 2026. (MDA)
A second man has succumbed to wounds sustained in a shooting in Haifa on Thursday, the Ynet news site reports.
He is named as 18-year-old Wiam Faisal.
The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Jonathan Houri, also 18, was declared dead on the scene at the shooting.
The Ynet news site reports that neither Faisal nor Houri were the intended targets.
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