Police say lawyer murdered for NIS 50,000 in revenge killing
Father of man killed over land dispute orders hit on Adam Jum’ah al-Hawashla in wake of soured deal
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Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the murder of Adam Jum’ah al-Hawashla, a lawyer who was shot dead outside his home in southern Israel two months ago, police said on Thursday.
Police said Hawashla was killed in a drive-by shooting at the entrance of his house in the Negev town of Mulada on June 12 over a land dispute.
The land deal went sour several months ago, and a man was killed over the dispute. The father of the slain man blamed Hawashla for his son’s death and hired a local man two months ago to murder the attorney for NIS 50,000 ($14,000).
Both suspects were from the southern Negev town of Hura. They were arrested in July.
פוענח הרצח ביישוב מולדה: לפני חודשיים נורה למוות עו"ד אדם אלהואשלה. מהחקירה עלה כי אדם שביקש לנקום את מות בנו הזמין את הרצח תמורת 50 אלף ש"ח pic.twitter.com/mDtJlA9Izv
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According to Channel 10, police discovered the murder weapon hidden inside a bag of pet food at one of the suspects’ homes.
They were expected to be indicted later on Thursday.
The Times of Israel Community.