A man was shot dead near the Arab town of Sakhnin in northern Israel early Sunday morning, Israeli police report. The suspected motive appears to be criminal. An investigation has been opened.
A man was shot dead early Sunday near Sakhnin, a predominantly Arab town in the Lower Galilee. Police have opened an investigation into what is being treated as a suspected murder with a criminal motive, according to the initial report. The identity of the victim and further circumstances were not immediately available. The incident follows a pattern of deadly shootings in Arab communities in northern Israel, as The Zioneer has previously reported, including a suspected murder in Umm al-Fahm on June 8 and a double murder in Qalansawe on June 18. In those cases, police also cited criminal motives.
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- DevelopingSuspected murder in Umm al-Fahm: man shot dead, police open investigation
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