Two men shot dead in East Jerusalem’s Shuafat refugee camp

Two Palestinian men have been shot dead in East Jerusalem’s Shuafat refugee camp, in what police say is a crime-related incident.

Paramedics found the two men sprawled out on the street and in critical condition, suffering from severe bullet wounds.

They were rushed to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus, where they were pronounced dead by medical staff.

Earlier today, three men from the same family were killed in a triple homicide in northern Israel, as crime in Arab society continues to run rampant on the police’s watch, with eight killed over the past two days.

Last year, Arab society saw 252 homicide deaths, the highest toll on record, though only three were East Jerusalem residents. The vast majority of victims were Arab citizens residing in northern and central Israel.