Paramedics are trying to resuscitate a young man after he was stabbed and critically wounded tonight in Segev Shalom, a Bedouin town in southern Israel.
The victim, a man in his 20s, is unconscious and has no pulse, having sustained “severe penetrative injuries” in the shooting, according to Magen David Adom.
Medics are “fighting for his life” while rushing him to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, the emergency service says.
The young man is shot while large police forces operate in the Negev as part of “New Order” — a crimefighting operation initiated last month by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Violence has been continuing unabated in the region despite the operation, with this year on track to be the deadliest for Arab citizens to date.
Many Bedouin residents have also expressed frustration with aggressive police raids on establishments unconnected to violent crime.
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