Man killed in Rahat, reportedly the 80th Arab Israeli homicide victim this year

A young man has been shot dead in the Bedouin city of Rahat in the northern Negev region, reportedly becoming the 80th Arab homicide victim in Israel this year.

Anan Abu Eid, 19, was shot by assailants who then fled the scene, police say, adding that they have launched an investigation and believe the motive was a criminal feud.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says medics found the man unconscious, with no vital signs and with multiple stab wounds, and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Another man, reportedly Abu Eid’s brother, was moderately injured in the same incident.

Hebrew media says 80 people have now been killed in violent incidents within the Arab community since the start of 2025, continuing an unprecedented crime epidemic that has gripped the community in recent years.