Jerusalem, 25 November, 2025 (TPS-IL) — A 27-year-old Woman was shot and killed overnight as a wave of homicides in the Israeli-Arab sector continued.
On Monday evening, 27-year-old Sabah Abu al-Qian was shot to death while sitting in her car in the Arab town of Jatt, near Haifa.
According to the initial police assessment, the assailant arrived at the scene armed and, after failing to locate his intended target, opened fire indiscriminately, hitting al-Qian several times.
Magen David Adom paramedics said they found al-Qian unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing, suffering from severe bullet wounds. She was declared dead at the scene. Police have launched an investigation and are searching for suspects.
According to the Abraham Initiatives, a non-profit organization that promotes Arab integration into Israeli society, 229 Arab-Israelis have been murdered in 2025.
The spike continues a pattern of violence in the Arab sector, which saw 230 murders in 2024. In 2023, a record number of 244 Israeli Arabs were murdered, more than double the 120 homicides in 2022.
The surge in violence is attributed to organized crime groups fighting turf battles and attempting to eliminate rivals. Arab criminal organizations have been involved in extortion, money laundering, and trafficking in weapons, drugs, and women.
Critics argue the crime wave has worsened since Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right politician, became National Security Minister in 2022.
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