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
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.
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.