Man shot and killed in northern Arab town, in 57th homicide this year

A young man has been shot dead in Rameh, an Arab town in northern Israel, first responders say.

The victim, around 25 years old, was found by paramedics on the ground, unconscious and with no signs of life.

“We arrived at a shocking incident of violence,” says Magen David Adom paramedic Charbel Assi, who notes that the victim sustained severe bullet wounds across his body.

Police say they have arrived at the scene and opened an investigation into the lethal shooting. No suspects have yet been arrested.

With this man’s death, a total of 57 members of the Arab community have fallen prey to homicide in Israel since the start of the year, according to the Abraham Initiatives, which tracks Arab sector homicides. Last year was the deadliest on record for the minority, with 252 crime-related deaths throughout all of 2025.