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Security forces work at the scene of a terrorist shooting attack at the entrance to Tzur Yitzhak, in central Israel, on June 7, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 10:50 am
Three Arab Israelis to be charged for assisting June terror attack in central Israel
Indictments set to be filed against man from Baqa al-Gharbiya who supplied gun used to kill reservist, and 2 Taibeh men who knew about attack plans and did not intervene
By ToI Staff
Scene of a fatal shooting in the coastal city of Herzliya, April 2, 2026. (Israel Police)
April 3, 2026, 8:52 am
Man shot dead in Herzliya, another in Rahat, in third killing in town in a week
Death toll in the Arab community rises to 78 since the start of the year amid unrelenting series of gangland killings
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (lunopark/Shutterstock.com)
August 5, 2024, 6:14 am
Two men shot dead in northern Israel’s Baqa al-Gharbiya
Police investigating circumstances of apparent murder after men found in vehicle parked in a field with gunshot wounds to their bodies
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (lunopark/Shutterstock.com)
March 10, 2024, 11:32 pm
Ex-politician shot dead in Baqa al-Gharbiya, capping off bloody weekend
Victim identified as former city council member Said Ahmed Qadan, 63, a day after five others from Israel’s Arab community were killed in four separate shooting incidents
By ToI Staff
Police arrive at the scene scene where Khaled Abu Juda was murdered, near Baqa al-Gharbiyye on Febraury 2, 2024. (Israel Police)
February 2, 2024, 8:39 pm
Head of Arab crime organization shot dead in north
Khaled Abu Juda was driving near Baqa al-Gharbiyye when he was cut off by car with three masked men who opened fire, preliminary probe finds; he is year’s 10th Arab victim of crime
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Israel Police car in Tel Aviv on April 12, 2020. (joseh51camera/iStock by Getty Images)
December 20, 2023, 3:55 pm
Teen shot dead by cousin in central Israel, circumstances unclear
Boy, 15, shoots 16-year-old relative to death in Baqa al-Gharbiya; police unsure if gunshot was purposeful or a misfire
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A strawberry farm near the city of Netanya, on February 20, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
December 17, 2023, 6:26 pm
Volunteers help Arab Israeli farmers suffering from labor shortage amid war in Gaza
Jews and Arabs from Haifa head to Baqa al-Gharbiya to aid agriculture workers as Palestinian West Bank workers barred from entering Israel, Thai laborers have fled country
By AFP and ToI Staff
Tirtza Carmi, a resident of Harish, and a friend wear t-shirts reading, 'Freedom fighter' to a demonstration against religious coercion in Harish, Israel, on May 27, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
May 29, 2023, 2:49 am
Play center in Harish becomes unlikely battleground for Haredi and secular residents
Fast-growing and diverse, the city that started out as an army outpost is seen as a test case for coexistence, after an altercation over Shabbat observance makes national news
By Canaan Lidor
Israeli forces make an arrest as they operate in East Jerusalem in the early morning of April 7, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 7, 2023, 8:48 am
Over 20 arrested overnight in Arab towns amid unrest tied to Temple Mount clashes
Jewish homes in East Jerusalem targeted with firebombs; police attacked with fireworks in northern city rioting; apparent Jewish extremists torch cars in Kafr Qasim
By ToI Staff
A Carlo makeshift submachine gun seized from Palestinian suspects on the West Bank security barrier near Baqa al-Gharbiyye, September 18, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 18, 2022, 9:11 pm
Three Palestinians arrested with submachine gun at West Bank security barrier
Men taken to be questioned by Shin Bet; unclear whether they planned attack or sought to sell firearm
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF soldiers are seen operating in the West Bank, in an image published by the military on April 2, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 10, 2022, 11:55 pm
Arab Israeli man shot, critically hurt by IDF during suspected smuggling attempt
Military says shots fired at suspicious vehicle near West Bank security barrier; soldiers apparently failed to properly report incident
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at the scene of a suspected murder in Ramle, August 27, 2022. (MDA)
September 10, 2022, 5:28 am
Arab youth shot dead in northern Galilee town; 5 injured in shootings in 24 hours
Zein Awad, 20, killed in Arab town of Mazra’a, near Nahariya, the latest murder in a devastating wave of violence gripping Arab communities
By ToI Staff
A 37-year-old man from Baqa Al-Gharbiya was found shot dead in his car, August 28, 2022. (Police spokesperson)
August 28, 2022, 12:18 pm
Man found dead in his car, in third lethal shooting in three days
Incident in Baqa Al-Gharbiya brings to 72 the number of people killed in homicides in Arab community this year
By Ash Obel
View of the Arab Israeli town of Baqa al-Gharbiye, April 14, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
June 15, 2022, 12:22 am
Baqa al-Gharbiya man slain in third deadly shooting to strike Arab community in days
Nader Maqaldeh reportedly killed while leaving cafe, becoming 40th victim of deadly violence in Arab community this year
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance in central Israel, March 29, 2012. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
April 1, 2022, 8:16 am
Contradictory reports as police probe Arab man’s apparent murder
Amir Biadsa, 23, from Jatt, brought to medics in critical condition near adjacent Baqa al-Gharbiye; police say he died in explosion, some reports say he was first kidnapped
By ToI Staff
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