8th murder in Arab community within 48 hours takes year’s toll to 213

A man is shot dead in Deir Hanna — the eighth apparent murder of an Arab within a 48 hour period — as the crime wave in the community continued to spiral, according to police and data from a watchdog.

Ashraf Hassin, aged around 50, was shot and killed in the northern town.

Since the beginning of 2024, 213 Arabs have been killed in criminal incidents, according to the Abraham Initiatives, a coexistence watchdog that tracks crime statistics.

Of those killed, 177 died as a result of shootings.

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