Following the deaths of Imad Aghbariya and Majd Sabih, the Abraham Initiatives reports that 129 Arab citizens have been killed in crime-related violence since the start of 2026, including 11 women and girls. This marks a 13% increase compared to the 114 victims recorded in the same period last year, according to Israeli media.
Following the identifications of Imad Aghbariya, killed in an assassination on Highway 65, and Majd Sabih, a fatal shooting victim in Kafr Kanna, the Abraham Initiatives — an Israeli organization tracking violence in Arab society — reported that 129 Arab citizens have been killed in crime-related circumstances since January 2026. Of those, 11 were women or girls. The figure marks a 13% increase over the 114 victims recorded in the same period of 2025, as reported by N12.
The two latest victims were identified on June 12: Aghbariya's son Ahmad had also been murdered less than a month prior, as The Zioneer reported. Sabih is the 127th murder victim this year. The Abraham Initiatives' cumulative count (129) includes additional victims reported since the individual identifications. The circumstances of both killings remain under investigation; no arrests have been announced.
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