A 28-year-old man was shot dead this afternoon in Iksal, an Arab village in the lower Galilee.
Paramedics found the victim in critical condition and took him to a nearby hospital, but he soon succumbed to his wounds.
Police have opened an investigation into the incident and have not yet apprehended any suspects.
Nazareth and the smaller locales in its vicinity — including Iksal — have seen a spate of fatal shootings over the past few days.
On Wednesday, cousins Tawfik Abu Lashin, 25, and his cousin Naif Abu Lashin, 29, were both killed in separate shooting incidents within hours of each other.
As of today, 127 Arab Israelis have been killed in violent incidents amid an unrelenting, years-long crime wave.
After a relatively quiet year in 2022, the number of Arab murder victims doubled in 2023, coinciding with Itamar Ben Gvir’s first year overseeing the police as national security minister. The year following saw a similar murder rate, and this year stands to be just as deadly, given current numbers.
Local officials have blamed police for failing to stamp out violent crime, arguing that their failure to solve the majority of Arab sector murder cases hampers deterrence.
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