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Man shot dead in Taibe, becoming 164th homicide victim in Arab community this year
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA man has been shot dead in the central Israel Arab city of Taibe, police and the Magen David Adom ambulance service say.
Moatasem Nuseirat, 41, a resident of the city, is critically injured and taken to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, where medics pronounce him dead.
Police say they have launched an investigation and are searching for suspects.
The incident raises to 164 the number of Arab Israelis killed in violent circumstances this year, according to Haaretz. This is compared to 154 at this time last year, amid a yearslong crime wave that authorities have failed to curb.
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