Suspect arrested in connection with murder of a mother and her son in Yokne’am Illit

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12 December 2025, 1:06 pm

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Police detain a 43-year-old resident of Mevaseret Zion suspected of killing a mother and her son days prior, before they bring him to the Nof Hagalil-Nazareth Magistrate's Court on December 12, 2025. (Israel Police)

Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a mother and her son earlier this week in Yokne’am Illit.

Paramedics found the mother and son, ages 69 and 39, respectively, lifeless in an apartment in the northern city on Tuesday. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, a 43-year-old man from Mevaseret Zion, was arrested this morning and will be brought to the Nof Hagalil-Nazareth Magistrate’s Court for an extension on his remand, police say.

A gag order has been imposed on details of the investigation or any information that could lead to the identification of suspects.