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Eight Arrested for a Murder in a Bedouin Town

Israel Police arrested eight suspects in Umm al-Ghanem for the murder of Wael Saeida, killed by a stray bullet during Ramadan after a school dispute.

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Jerusalem, 14 April, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Israel Police arrested eight suspects on Tuesday in connection with the murder of Wael Saeida, in the northern Bedouin town Umm al-Ghanem. An investigation revealed the suspicion that the victim was not the intended target, and that he was hit by a stray bullet.

Wael Saeida was killed when he went to a bakery after breaking the Ramadan fast and it was there he was hit by the stray bullet.

The incident was the result of a conflict that began at a school.

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