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Jisr az-Zarqa

Rosette Jarban, 23 (left) and Ahmad Badran, 20. (Courtesy)
August 17, 2025, 9:34 am
Woman shot and killed in Jisr az-Zarqa, man stabbed to death in East Jerusalem brawl
Rosette Jarban, 23, shot to death in apparent case of mistaken identity; Ahmad Badran, 20, killed reportedly amid feud; separately, 2 men seriously injured in Acre shooting
By Charlie Summers
A car goes up in flames after exploding near a police station in the northern city of Acre, September 13, 2024. (Screen capture: X/Amar Assadi, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 14, 2024, 10:42 am
Man in his 30s seriously wounded in car explosion in northern city of Acre
Blast lightly injures 4 others, including man’s young child; shooting in Jisr az-Zarqa moderately wounds 2, including girl; Tibi: Police should be prosecuting this, not protesters
By ToI Staff
Police at the scene of a homicide in the Arab town of Jisr az-Zarqa, August 16, 2023. (Israel Police)
August 16, 2023, 9:30 am
Man, 50, shot dead at entrance to his Jisr az-Zarqa home
Killing of Deeb Jarban is the 146th homicide this year in Arab community, according to watchdog
By ToI Staff
A suspect in a gang rape case seen in surveillance footage moments before his arrest. (Israel Police)
April 2, 2023, 12:03 pm
7 arrested for alleged gang rape of 14-year-old girl in abandoned building
24-year-old suspected of initiating contact with teen, purchasing drugs and alcohol for her, then assaulting her with others while she was unconscious, at least twice
By Ash Obel
Police in the area of a shooting in the northern town of Jisr az-Zarqa, February 3, 2023. (Israel Police)
February 3, 2023, 7:41 pm
Man shot dead in northern town in 4th suspected murder in less than a day
Jisr az-Zarqa resident in his 20s gunned down outside his home as violent crime continues to plague Israeli Arab communities
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A view of the northern Israel city of Zichron Yaakov, January 28, 2016. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
November 13, 2022, 12:43 am
Man seriously hurt in north, 3 injured in south, amid crime wave in Arab community
Zichron Yaakov stabbing of 22-year-old said to be result of argument between residents of nearby Jisr az-Zarqa; 14-year-old among wounded in shooting in Bedouin town of Tel Sheva
By ToI Staff
Wahed Jurban, who was shot in Jisr az-Zarqa, speaks from his hospital bed, October 29, 2022. (Video screen grab via Ynet; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 29, 2022, 4:39 pm
12-year-old wounded in Jisr az-Zarqa gunfire: ‘I hope I’m the last kid to get shot’
‘I don’t know why they shot me, I didn’t do anything,’ says Wahed Jurban, who was hit in attack linked to apparent feud; his mother says she blames parents, government for violence
By ToI Staff
View of the Israeli Arab town of Jisr az-Zarqa, on February 4, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 29, 2022, 1:41 am
Suspected shooter killed by police in criminal gunfight in coastal town
Attackers open fire on residential building in Jisr az-Zarqa, apparently in revenge for earlier shooting, then turn on officers who arrive at the scene
By ToI Staff
Police and medical personnel at the scene of the murder of Rabab Abu Siyam, a mother of three in her 30s who was shot dead in Lod, July 26, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 19, 2022, 8:31 pm
Police arrest 2 in Lod murders, including of mother killed in front of her daughter
Residents of central city suspected of killing man earlier this month and teacher in July; 16-year-old arrested in Jisr az-Zarqa over teenager’s shooting death
By ToI Staff
Walid Shahab (Courtesy)
October 18, 2022, 12:50 pm
14-year-old boy dies days after being hit by stray bullet while out for pizza
Walid Shahab was shot near pizzeria in Jisr az-Zarqa on Friday evening, during attack apparently meant to avenge teen killed a few days earlier
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at the scene of a suspected murder in Ramle, August 27, 2022. (MDA)
October 14, 2022, 11:12 pm
Man shot dead in Arraba, teenager injured by stray bullet in Jisr az-Zarqa
According to the Abraham Initiatives, which tracks violence in the Arab community, 89 Arabs have been killed in crime-related incidents in Israel since the beginning of the year
By ToI Staff
Scene of the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old in the Arab town of Jisr az-Zarqa, October 10, 2022. (Israel Police)
October 11, 2022, 12:51 pm
11 arrested over deadly shooting of 17-year-old in northern Arab town
Police say initial investigation finds Jalal Amash was killed amid ongoing violent dispute between two local families
By ToI Staff
Jalal Amash, shot dead in Jisr az-Zarqa on October 10, 2022 (Social media; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 10, 2022, 11:52 pm
Young man shot dead in Arab town, community’s 88th victim this year
Jalal Amash gunned down by an assailant while at a grocery store in Jisr az-Zarqa
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (Israel Police)
October 2, 2022, 5:57 am
Suspect seriously wounded in police shooting in coastal Arab town
Officers respond to reports of gunfire outside home in Jisr az-Zarqa, open fire on suspected shooter
By ToI Staff
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
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