Jerusalem, 25 September, 2025 (TPS-IL) — A 29-year-old man was fatally shot in the Arab city of Kafr Qara on Thursday morning as a wave of homicides in the Israeli-Arab sector continued. The murder was the second of the weekend.
“The man was lying unconscious, without a pulse and without breathing, with penetrating injuries to his body. We performed medical examinations, but his injuries were critical and we were forced to declare him dead at the scene,” said Magen David Adom emergency medical technician Moshe Brenner
Police immediately set up roadblocks and began searching the area for suspects, though no arrests have been reported. Authorities said the circumstances of the shooting are under investigation and noted it may have a criminal background.
The incident comes hours after another fatal shooting: 20-year-old Milad Shehadeh was shot in his car near a school in the Galilee village of Abu Snan on Saturday night.
According to the Abraham Initiatives, a non-profit organization that promotes Arab integration into Israeli society, 187 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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