A 24-year-old man was shot dead this evening in the northern Arab village of Barta’a, police and paramedics say.
The victim was a resident of the coastal town of Jisr az-Zarqa who was attending a wedding in the village, according to local Arabic-language media. He was taken in critical condition to the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, where hospital staff pronounced him dead.
Police have opened an investigation into the shooting. They have not yet arrested any suspects.
Since the start of 2025, 114 Arab Israelis have been killed in violent incidents, in a surging crime wave which many Arab community leaders complain goes unaddressed by police.
Law enforcement also opened an investigation into another shooting incident that critically wounded a man and his wife in Shfaram today. Paramedics took the married couple, both in their 40s, to Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center for treatment.
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