Man shot dead in Rahat, bumping 2024 Arab crime wave toll to 170

A 50-year-old man has been shot in the Bedouin city of Rahat, medics say, marking the latest victim of the ongoing crime wave in the Arab community.

Paramedics who arrived on the scene found the man unconscious and without signs of life, according to a Magen David Adom ambulance service statement.

The medics declared him dead at the scene, MDA says.

According to the Abraham Initiatives nonprofit, 170 members of the Arab community have been killed in homicides since the beginning of 2024.

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