A man was shot and killed in his car in the Galilee city of Arraba today, police and paramedics say, marking the second homicide victim in Arab society over the past 24 hours.
Magen David Adom paramedics found the man unconscious and suffering from several bullet wounds. They pronounced him dead on the spot.
Police have opened an investigation and are searching for suspects in the killing, law enforcement says.
The victim is killed hours after 37-year-old Nazareth resident Alaa Saadi was fatally shot in Nof Hagalil last night, amid a persisting crime wave that has been plaguing Arab society for several years. Saadi was found in critical condition and taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The two victims are the 198th and 199th Arab Israelis to be killed in criminal incidents since the start of 2025, which puts this year on track to be one of the most violent ever recorded for Israel’s Arab community.
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