A young man has been found lifeless in a forested area near Shfaram, police say, a day after a triple homicide rocked the northern Arab city.
The victim, Karam Suwaed, is a resident of the city. His killers recorded a video of themselves shooting him nine times as he lay sprawled on the ground, already dead.
They then sent the footage to his family members, according to Ynet.
Police began searching for Suwaed yesterday, after receiving a report of a missing man who left home that evening and did not return. After extensive searches in the area involving a helicopter, his body was found.
Early yesterday morning, three Arab Israeli men were gunned down in Shfaram, capping off a bloody first week of 2026, in which 11 people were killed in a violent crime wave continuing to beset Arab society.
In 2025, 252 Arab citizens lost their lives in crime-related killings, the deadliest year on record. With Suwaed’s death, the toll for this year now stands at 12.
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