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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Bedouin man shot dead while driving in southern Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Bedouin Israeli man was shot and killed while driving in southern Israel this evening.
The victim is a man in his 40s named Samir Abu Arar, Arabic outlets report. He was shot while traveling in Arara BaNegev, a Bedouin town in the Negev Desert.
Abu Arar was brought to a nearby clinic after he was critically injured in the shooting, the Magen David Adom emergency service says. From there, medics took him to Beersheba’s Soroka Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police have launched an investigation into Abu Arar’s killing and have not yet arrested any suspects. Officers believe the lethal shooting was carried out as part of a conflict between two Bedouin families in the area.
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