Two killed in Haifa and Rina raise the death toll of murder crimes in the Arab community to 141

SadaNews - Two young men were killed early this Thursday in two separate shooting incidents that occurred hours apart in Haifa and Rina. A young man was killed shortly after midnight in Haifa, while others were injured, before another young man was killed less than three hours later after being shot in the town of Rina, near Nazareth.

In Rina, young Mohamed Abdul Zidan, in his thirties, was killed early Thursday due to a shooting incident in the town, adding to the series of violent crimes that Arab towns are witnessing.

The spokesperson for Magen David Adom reported that an emergency call was received at 03:23 AM to the emergency center 101 regarding a man injured by gunfire in the town.

Upon the arrival of medical teams at the scene, paramedics found the young man unconscious and without pulse or breathing, suffering from severe and penetrating injuries throughout his body.

The medical teams added that they conducted the necessary tests on the injured man, but they had to declare his death at the scene due to his severe wounds.

For its part, the police announced that it has opened an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting incident, stating that the victim died from his injuries, while no arrests have been made so far.

The police confirmed that its officers rushed to the crime scene and began extensive searches for suspects involved in the shooting, while collecting evidence from the crime scene and investigating the circumstances and details of the incident.

According to a police statement, the initial background of the incident is criminal, while all circumstances of the case are still under examination and investigation.

Death of Jonathan Khoury and injury of two in a shooting incident in Haifa

Young Jonathan William Khoury (18 years old) was killed, and two other young men were seriously injured as a result of a shooting incident that occurred shortly after midnight on Wednesday on "HaHagana" Street in Haifa.

The medical teams reported that they received a notification at 00:02 regarding three people injured by gunfire, and upon their arrival at the scene, they provided first aid to the injured, who are around 25 years old, before having to declare the death of Jonathan Khoury after attempts to save his life failed.

For its part, the police announced that it opened an investigation into the circumstances of the crime, where its members began collecting evidence from the scene of the incident and conducted searches for suspects. According to initial estimates, the background of the crime is criminal, and investigations are still ongoing.

10 killed in violence since the beginning of the week

Arab towns have witnessed a new wave of crimes since the beginning of this week, resulting in the deaths of 10 people in a series of shootings and vehicle bombings carried out in several towns and cities.

In the city of Qalqilya, two people were killed in a shooting incident, while a young man was killed and his child was injured due to a vehicle explosion in the city of Jaffa.

In another incident, a young man from Jaffa was killed after a car bomb exploded in the city of Holon, while gunfire in the city of Tayibe in the southern Triangle region resulted in the death of a young man and the serious injury of another.

Additionally, two young men were killed in separate shooting incidents during the morning hours of Wednesday in the city of Shafa-'Amr and the town of Basma Tab'un in the Galilee.

141 killed since the beginning of the year

The death toll from murder crimes in the Arab community has risen to 141 since the beginning of this year, amid a continued rise in organized crime, against the backdrop of the Israeli government's and police's failure to take effective measures to curb the phenomenon.

Data indicates that the majority of the victims have fallen due to gunfire crimes, while criticisms of police performance continue due to its failure to curb the crimes of criminal organizations and its inability to identify many offenders and bring them to justice, which deepens the feeling of insecurity and leads to an increase in the number of victims year after year.