Month-old baby struck by bullet in latest shooting incident to plague Arab community

Illustrative: Police at a scene of a crime, August 19, 2021. (Flash90)
Illustrative: Police at a scene of a crime, August 19, 2021. (Flash90)

A 1-month-old baby and a 28-year-old woman have been taken to Beersheba’s Soroka Hospital after both being struck by gunfire in southern Israel, according to Hebrew media reports.

A suspect in possession of an M16 has been arrested.

The shooting takes place during a brawl between two rival gangs in the Bedouin village of Mulada in the Negev.

The conditions of the victims are not immediately clear.

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