Umm al-Fahm man, 40, killed in northern West Bank shooting
Two others hurt in apparent criminal hit; Bedouin youth, 16, succumbs to wounds from Monday street brawl in Rahat
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An Arab Israeli man, 40, was killed and two others, including a brother of the dead man, were wounded in a shooting Tuesday in the West Bank.
The shooting appears to be linked to a fight between crime families, and was not a terror attack, according to an initial assessment by police. All the victims were residents of the Arab Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm.
The incident took place on Route 6536 between Umm a-Rihan in the northern West Bank and Umm al-Fahm.
Magen David Adom rescuers pronounced one of the victims dead. The other two, both residents of Umm al-Fahm in their 40s, were moderately and seriously hurt, the organization said.
They were taken by helicopter to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.
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The incident is the latest in a string of violent crimes in recent days to rock the Arab community. A 16-year-old youth from the southern Bedouin town of succumbed to his wounds earlier Tuesday after he was shot in a street brawl Monday in his hometown.
Karem al-Ja’er was shot in the head during fighting in the street that involved dozens of local residents in his neighborhood.
One suspect has been arrested in the killing.
The Times of Israel Community.