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Man shot dead in Galilee, marking Arab community’s 150th homicide fatality this year
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA man in his 50s has been shot dead in his car in Deir Hanna in the Galilee, near Sakhnin, with police believing it is a criminal hit, Hebrew media reports.
Magen David Adom medics have pronounced the man dead at the scene, and an investigation has been launched, the reports say.
According to figures from the Abraham Initiatives group, which tracks Arab sector homicides, 150 members of the community have been killed so far this year, after the minority saw its deadliest year on record in 2025, with 252 killed in violent circumstances.
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