Young woman shot dead in her home overnight southern Israel Bedouin village

By Charlie Summers 23 March 2025, 9:08 am 1 Edit

A young woman in her 20s was shot dead in her home early this morning in the Negev Bedouin village Qasr al-Sir, near Dimona.

Paramedics say they found Shuruq al-Hawashleh unconscious and without a pulse, suffering from several bullet wounds. They pronounced her dead at the scene after attempting and failing to resuscitate her.

According to Ynet, the victim was shot several times in her room and her father called the police upon hearing the gunfire. Police say they have opened an investigation into the incident but have not yet arrested any suspects.

Since the start of the year, 56 Arab Israelis, among them three women, have been killed in violent criminal incidents.