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Monday, February 16, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 16, 2026
Two men shot and killed in Umm al-Fahm
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Paramedics and police gather at the scene of a shooting that killed two men in Umm al-Fahm on February 16, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
Two men have been shot and killed while driving in Umm al-Fahm, first responders say.
Paramedics found both victims, around 25 years old, without any signs of life. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their car had flipped over as a result of the ambush, trapping one of the victims in the vehicle, Ynet reports.
Police have launched an investigation and are searching for the perpetrators. No suspects have yet been arrested.
Since the start of the year, 50 members of the Arab community have been killed in homicides. The soaring death toll just two months into 2026 is followed by the deadliest year on record for Arab Israelis, in which 252 were killed in crime-related incidents over the course of 2025.
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