i24NEWS reports that the man fatally shot in Netivot on Saturday evening was Oshri Kadushim, a senior criminal known to police who had moved to the city this week and celebrated his son's bar mitzvah. A 29-year-old was lightly injured in the shooting. Police are investigating.
At 21:47 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that a man was critically wounded in a shooting in Netivot, with a second person lightly injured. Magen David Adom confirmed two victims. Within minutes, the victim was declared dead and police identified him as a known criminal, opening a murder investigation. Initial reports described the victim as a senior figure in the Israeli criminal underworld. Now, i24NEWS has identified the victim as Oshri Kadushim, a senior criminal who had moved to Netivot this week and celebrated his son's bar mitzvah. The 29-year-old lightly injured man remains in stable condition.
The thread of reporting shows rapid confirmation: from the initial MDA alert at 21:37 to police identification of the victim as a known criminal by 21:47. The investigation was formally upgraded to a murder probe on criminal grounds. The Zioneer's own published report at 22:15 confirmed the victim's status as a known criminal.
The Zioneer has reported on a series of criminal shootings across Israel in recent weeks, including in Haifa, Netanya, and Jaffa, as part of a broader wave of organized crime violence. This incident in Netivot appears to follow the pattern of targeted killings within the criminal sector.
The identity of the shooter(s) and the precise motive remain under investigation. No arrests have been reported.
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