Man shot dead in Lod, terror not suspected

A man in his 40s is shot and killed in the central city of Lod, police and medics say.

Police say officers are on the scene and investigating and that the motive is apparently criminal, not terror-related.

Medics from the Magen David Adom rescue service say they found the man with gunshot wounds and were forced to declare him dead at the scene.

Since the beginning of the year, 230 Arabs have been killed in violent criminal incidents in Israel, according to the Abraham Initiatives coexistence advocacy group.

Many Arab Israeli community leaders put the blame for the rising murders on 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.