Police are investigating a suspected double homicide in Nazareth, after two men were shot and killed in the city tonight.
Paramedic teams arrived at the scene of the shooting to find the victims, one in his 20s and the other in his 50s, badly wounded by gunfire and without any signs of life, Magen David Adom says.
Medics pronounced the two dead on the spot.
Police say they are searching for suspects after receiving a report of the incident. The victims’ identities are not yet known.
A violent crime wave that has been besetting Arab society in recent years has now claimed 247 victims since the start of 2025, based on data from the Abraham Initiatives watchdog, making this year the deadliest on record for Israel’s Arab minority.
Earlier this week, 43-year-old Mahmoud Akkawi was killed in his home in Tamra, a northern Arab city.
He was ambushed by unknown assailants who followed him home just before midnight, according to Ynet. Once he was at the door of his house, they opened fire and killed him on the spot.
Police launched an investigation into the shooting but have not yet arrested any suspects.
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