Man shot dead in Ar’ara, the third killing in a number of hours

A man is found shot dead in Ar’ara, police say, the third killing in a number of hours.

According to the statement, the man’s body was found with gunshot wounds near parked trucks in the village.

The Ynet news site says the man is in his 50s. He is not immediately identified.

In apparently separate incidents overnight, a 29-year-old man was killed in Tel Sheva in the south, and another man was killed in Tayibe in central Israel.

The killings come amid a violent crime wave that has engulfed the Arab community in recent years, but which has risen this year to unprecedented heights.

Many Arab Israeli community leaders put the blame on the police, who they say have failed to crack down on powerful criminal organizations and largely ignore the violence, which includes family feuds, mafia turf wars, and violence against women. The communities have also suffered from years of neglect by state authorities.