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Sunday, March 29, 2026
Man shot dead in Rahat, in apparent revenge for homicide earlier today
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA man has been shot and killed in Rahat, in an apparent revenge shooting over another homicide that occurred this morning in the southern Bedouin city.
The victim is identified as 44-year-old Ahmad Abu Ghanem, a resident of the city. He was found by paramedics without any sign of life and declared dead on the spot.
A pair of masked men appeared to shoot him from close range in his car while outside a shopping center, as seen in footage from the incident.
Police suspect that the assailants were taking revenge for a lethal shooting several hours earlier, which left 54-year-old Ibrahim Abu Zayid al-Turi dead, Ynet reports.
.הרצח השני ברהט בתוך שעות: אחמד אבו גאנם נהרג כתוצאה מירי, ומספר קורבנות הרצח בחברה הערבית עלה ל-78 מאז תחילת השנה pic.twitter.com/2wdlBBrCks
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