A man aged around 30 has been shot dead in Jaffa, with another young man seriously injured in an adjacent street minutes later, according to medics cited by Hebrew media.
Magen David Adom medics say they found the former victim — named by Hebrew media as Muhammad Katwan from Jaljulia — with no vital signs and with severe penetrating wounds, and pronounced him dead at the scene.
They add that there was “a great commotion” at the scene.
Minutes later, a man aged about 20 was shot in a possibly linked incident.
A Magen David Adom medic says he was fully conscious but with severe penetrating injuries, and was given “life-saving treatment” and taken to Wolfson hospital in Holon in serious condition.
The incidents come amid a prolonged violent crime epidemic in Israel’s Arab community that authorities have for years failed to quell.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
