36-year-old man shot dead in Kafr Qara, bringing year’s Arab homicide toll to 152
A 36-year-old man was shot lifeless within the central Arab metropolis of Kafr Qara tonight.
Paramedics discovered the sufferer mendacity unconscious on the bottom with a number of bullet wounds and pronounced him lifeless on the scene. His identify is Ahmad Stated Atamneh, in keeping with the Arabic-language outlet Arab48.
Police are investigating the incident and have erected advert hoc checkpoints within the city of their seek for suspects, regulation enforcement says, including that three suspects have been arrested.
Earlier this night, an aged lady was shot lifeless within the northern metropolis of Arraba. The assailant apparently fired on the sufferer, 88-year-old Latifa Naif Naamneh Shahin, by chance, and had been aiming at parked vehicles within the neighborhood of her dwelling, Ynet reported earlier.
For the reason that begin of 2025, 152 Arab Israelis have been killed in violent incidents, in keeping with an announcement from the Abraham Initiatives, which tracks Arab homicide victims, following tonight’s capturing.
At the moment of 12 months in 2024, the variety of Arab homicide victims stood at 133, marking a 13% enhance in an already hovering homicide charge.
The variety of Arab homicide victims doubled in 2023, coinciding with the start of Itamar Ben Gvir’s time period as nationwide safety minister. Native Arab politicians have typically positioned a lot blame on police for failing to resolve Arab sector murders, contributing to an absence of deterrence towards violent crime.
