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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

gun crime

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
In this image taken from video released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, an unidentified gunman points a gun while entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Octber 25, 2023. (Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
October 26, 2023, 6:16 am
At least 16 killed, dozens hurt in Maine shootings; police hunt ‘person of interest’
Lewiston residents told to shelter in place after mass shootings at bar, bowling alley; law enforcement hunt trained firearms instructor Robert Card
By David Sharp
Illustrative: An ambulance at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem, on November 4, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 19, 2023, 9:49 am
Arab man shot dead in Acre, 204th victim this year
Paramedics find body of man on city’s Jerusalem Street with gunshot wounds
By ToI Staff
Yasmin Jabareen.
October 4, 2023, 9:00 pm
2 women shot dead in separate attacks, as murder wave shows no sign of abating
Earlier in the day, man found dead in abandoned home in Umm el-Fahm; death toll in Arab community rises to 196 so far in 2023
By ToI Staff
File: US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, in Wilmington, Delaware, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
September 15, 2023, 9:06 am
After plea deal collapse, Hunter Biden charged with illegally purchasing gun
Prosecutors accuse the US president’s son of lying on forms to buy firearm when he declared in 2018 that he wasn’t using drugs at the time
By Paul Handley
An ambulance in Rahat takes Muhammad Al-Atiq to the hospital, Aug. 31, 2023. (X screenshot)
September 1, 2023, 3:00 pm
Brother suspected of firing bullet that injured 7-year-old boy in Rahat
Police believe incident in Bedouin town result of internal family feud, as gun violence continues to run rampant across Israeli Arab society
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police at the scene of a shooting in the central Arab city of Tira, August 21, 2023. (Israel Police)
August 22, 2023, 1:46 am
Director-general of Arab municipality killed, drawing call for Shin Bet intervention
Abed Rahman Kashua from Tira shot dead, bringing Arab community toll to 152 for the year and prompting interior minister to demand security service investigation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police investigate a murder in Shfaram on June 28, 2023. (Flash90)
July 16, 2023, 4:20 pm
Man shot dead in Ramle, 124th member of Arab community killed this year
Homicide comes day after far-right police minister Ben Gvir said he’s ‘not asking for advice’ from the Shin Bet on unrelenting crimewave
By ToI Staff
Philadelphia police investigate along 56th Street after multiple people were shot in Southwest Philadelphia, late July 3, 2023. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
July 4, 2023, 8:31 am
Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 4
Police arrest suspect armed with rifle and clad in bulletproof vest; two boys aged 2 and 13 injured
By AP
Screen capture from video of a man pulling out a pistol during a confrontation with an anti-government protester in Petah Tikva, JUne 26, 2023. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 28, 2023, 12:15 pm
Police arrest man who drew pistol on anti-judicial overhaul protester
Petah Tikva resident questioned and gun confiscated, later released to house arrest
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv on June 1, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 6, 2023, 12:35 pm
Ben Gvir steps up push to ease gun license criteria, including for volunteer medics
Amid unabating crime wave, far-right police minister boasts of near-tripling of number of licensed firearms on the streets in recent months
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adresses the Knesset during a debate about the soaring homicide rate on May 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 30, 2023, 5:39 pm
Netanyahu asks Arab MKs to work with him on community violence, bypassing Ben Gvir
At Knesset debate on sharply higher homicide rate, PM invites Arab lawmakers to meet directly with him; far-right police minister doesn’t attend session
By ToI Staff
Kamal Mahamid (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 28, 2023, 2:01 pm
Suspect accused of murdering man whose son sold him a faulty gun
Mahmoud Agbaria, 23, allegedly issued threats before shooting Kamal Mahamid, 63, outside his Umm al-Fahm home
By ToI Staff
Dima Bushnak, 19, who was shot and killed on May 15, 2023 (courtesy)
May 15, 2023, 2:38 am
Young woman shot dead in north: ‘They didn’t want her to work or study’
Victim named as Dima Bushnak, 19; relatives say she had received threats over her plans; killing is 78th in Arab community since start of the year
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police at the scene of an apparent criminal shooting at the Re'im Parking Lot, near the border with the Gaza Strip, December 24, 2022. (Israel Police)
May 13, 2023, 7:29 am
2 killed by gunfire in Nazareth, Kafr Manda amid soaring crimewave
Nazareth shooting thought linked to feud between criminal organizations; man in his 20s killed in Kafr Manda, 77 members of Arab community killed in violence since start of year
By ToI Staff
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