5 suspects, including teen, indicted in deadly northern Israel shooting caught on camera

More than three months after a young Arab Israeli man was shot and killed on a street in northern Israel, police say charges will be filed against five individuals suspected in the homicide.

Wael Saeida, 22, was fatally struck by a stray bullet outside a bakery in his hometown of Umm al-Ghanem on February 23. He had left his house to buy bread after breaking his Ramadan fast that night.

Footage of the shooting shows a car stopping in the middle of the street before a black-clad assailant disembarks with an assault rifle, opening fire on the bakery. According to the Ynet news site, the shooter is 16 years old.

Saeida was critically injured by the gunfire and taken to the hospital by paramedics, where doctors were later forced to pronounce him dead.

An assailant opens fire on a bakery in Umm al-Ghanem, leading to the death of 22-year-old Wael Saeida by a stray bullet on February 23, 2026. (Israel Police)

According to police, the shooting was linked to a brawl that began at a high school in Shibli, a town just north of Umm al-Ghanem. One of the students, an 18-year-old, allegedly stabbed three other boys. Police note that an indictment has been filed against him.

Three weeks later, Saeida was shot and killed outside the bakery. Police say the incident was part of a spate of shootings targeting businesses owned by a relative of one of the students involved in the brawl.

The five suspects include both minors and adults. They will be indicted in the Nazareth District Court on Sunday next week, police say.