Two killed in shooting near Nazareth

By Charlie Summers

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4 June 2026, 11:29 pm

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Two young men were killed in a shooting in Yafia, an Arab village just south of Nazareth, first responders say.

Medics found the men, both around 25 years old, lifeless and soon declared them dead on the spot.

Police have not yet commented on the shooting.

The apparent double homicide occurred several hours after a man was moderately injured in a shooting in Nazareth, as the number of murder victims continues to climb in Arab society.

According to the Abraham Initiatives watchdog, 121 members of the Arab community had been killed so far this year in violent circumstances before Thursday’s slayings, marking a 17% rise over the previous year’s record pace.

Tonight’s lethal shooting hikes the number to 123 victims.