Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 8, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Man shot and killed in Rahat
A man was shot and killed in the southern town of Rahat overnight, police say.
According to coexistence watchdog the Abraham Initiatives, the man was aged 30.
The deadly shooting brings the total number of Arabs killed in 2024 thus far to 156, the organization says.
In its 2023 year-end report, the Abraham Initiatives pinned much of the blame for the surging violence on far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who the organization said had gutted a plan put in place by his predecessor, in cooperation with Arab municipal leaders, to stem the tide of crime in the Arab community.
