Man found dead in Ramle, in suspected homicide

A man was found dead in Ramle in a suspected homicide believed to be connected to a criminal blood feud, Israel Police said Sunday.

The man, aged around 40, was found on the street with severe wounds, and medics declared him dead at the scene, police said.

The Ynet outlet identified him as Zidan Abu Amer.

Police opened an investigation and began searching for suspects.

An initial probe raised suspicions that the man’s death was linked to an ongoing blood feud.

According to Ynet, Amer had been missing since the day before. Acquaintances said they had tried to call him, but he did not answer the phone.

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On Saturday, Samer Halavi, in his mid-20s, was shot dead in the northern Druze town of Yarka.

Based on a tally from the watchdog the Abraham Initiatives, 119 members of the Arab community have been killed in violent incidents since the start of the year, an 18 percent jump over the toll for the same period in 2025.

Last year saw a record 252 murders in the Arab community, with this year already on pace to surpass that.

Israel’s Arab society has been suffering from a spiraling wave of violent crime, which has significantly worsened in the past three years.

Many in Israel accuse National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir of allowing crime to fester in Arab communities, arguing that police under the far-right politician’s oversight have neglected enforcement in Arab towns. The minister took office at the end of 2022. In 2023, his first full year in office, homicides in Arab society soared to over 240 — more than double the toll in 2022, which at the time had been the bloodiest year on record.

Under Ben Gvir’s guidance, critics charge, police have done little to curb organized crime.