Woman said shot dead by her husband in Rahat

Illustrative: Police units in the Bedouin city of Rahat after a shooting incident, April 8, 2021. (Israel Police)
Illustrative: Police units in the Bedouin city of Rahat after a shooting incident, April 8, 2021. (Israel Police)

A woman is shot dead in Rahat, with initial reports suggesting that she was killed by her husband.

According to police, a 30-year-old woman was shot and killed in the southern Bedouin city.

First responders say that they arrived at the scene and confirmed the woman’s death on site, and also brought a wounded 35-year-old man to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba for treatment.

Hebrew media reports claim that the wounded man is the woman’s husband and was arrested by police on suspicion of an attempted murder-suicide.

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