A 67-year-old man was shot dead Tuesday morning on Route 70 near the Kabol Junction in northern Israel, according to Israeli media. A burned vehicle was found near the scene. Police are investigating the incident.
A 67-year-old man was shot dead this morning on Route 70 near the Kabol Junction in northern Israel. A burned vehicle was found at the scene, according to Israeli media reports. Police have opened an investigation; no further details on motive or suspects have been released.
As The Zioneer initially reported at 07:19, the victim was identified as the father of a state witness in a corruption case against the Bakri crime organization, according to N12 journalist Or Ravid. By 08:49, a burned car was confirmed near the same scene, and police were examining a possible connection between the two incidents. The victim's age and identity as a 67-year-old man were later clarified.
The incident is the latest in a series of violent events in northern Israel's Arab community. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (07:30), a 67-year-old man was shot dead in Tamra under similar circumstances. On June 12, Imad Aghbariya was assassinated on Highway 65; his son had been murdered a month earlier, The Zioneer reported. A car explosion on June 13 on Highway 65 killed a man in his 50s, as noted in background coverage.
No arrests have been made, and it remains unclear whether the burned vehicle is directly linked to the shooting, or whether the victim's status as a state witness's father was the motive. Police have not confirmed a connection to the Bakri organization.
5 developments
- DevelopingBurned car found near murder scene in Kabol, police investigate link
- DevelopingFatal single-vehicle accident on Route 70 near Yasif Junction
- DevelopingMan killed, another lightly wounded in car explosion on Highway 65 in northern Israel
- StrongMan, 67, shot dead in Tamra; police probe criminal motive
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