A 20-year-old was fatally stabbed by his older brother this afternoon in Kafr Qasim, police say.
The victim, Zafar Amer, was attacked by his brother in their family’s home in the central Arab city, in what appears to have been a dispute between the two siblings. He was taken to the hospital while in critical condition, but soon succumbed to his wounds.
Officers who arrived at the scene launched a manhunt for the man’s brother and managed to arrest him within the hour. Police plan to bring the suspect before a judge tomorrow and request to extend his detention.
Since the start of the year, 180 Arab Israelis have been killed in violent criminal incidents according to data from the Abraham Initiatives, which collects data on Arab homicide victims.
Kafr Qasim saw another one of its residents fall victim to the rampant crime wave in Arab society just last week, when 30-year-old Yahya Abu Jabar was shot and killed in the city Friday morning.
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