Mayor of northern Israel’s Arraba shot, injured along with fellow local politician

By Charlie Summers

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8 March 2026, 11:14 pm

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Unknown assailants shot at the mayor of Arraba, injuring him and another local politician near a bakery in the northern Arab city.

Mayor Ahmad Nasser and Anwar Yassin, the head of the city’s popular committee, both sustained moderate injuries in the ambush tonight, according to first responders.

Police say they have launched an investigation into the incident and are searching for suspects. No arrests have yet been reported.

The city’s popular committee decries the incident as a “grave criminal act” and “unacceptable attack on public figures who work to serve the city’s people.”