Man reportedly shot dead in his car outside Nazareth, police investigating

A man was shot dead in his car in the town of Ilut outside Nazareth, Hebrew media outlets report.

The man is identified as Zaid Amara, 48. He was pronounced dead at the scene, where his car was pockmarked with dozens of bullet holes, the Ynet outlet reported.

The apparent murder on Thursday is the 251st of an Arab Israeli in 2025, the highest number in years.

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משטרת ישראל פתחה בחקירת אירוע ירי לעבר רכב ביישוב עילוט, כתוצאה מהירי נקבע מותו של תושב כפר כנא בן 48.

השוטרים הוזנקו למקום האירוע, החלו בסריקות לאיתור חשודים בירי ופתחו בחקירת נסיבות המקרה.

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Police are investigating his killing as a criminal act and searching for a suspect. The killing is suspected of being an act of revenge for another murder in which Amara’s son was allegedly involved, Ynet reported.

Meanwhile, another car was found torched in the nearby town of Kafr Kanna, where Amara is from. Police are examining whether that car was used in the shooting.