Israeli security forces are conducting a manhunt in the Krayot area for a suspect who allegedly carried out a shooting in the Shfaram area overnight and fled. Police urge the public to remain vigilant and report any sightings, warning the suspect may be armed.
Police are now warning that the suspect in the overnight Shfaram shooting, who fled toward the Krayot area, is armed. The public in Krayot is urged to remain vigilant and report any sightings to emergency line 100, police said in an updated statement.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this afternoon (Thu 12:35 Jerusalem), security forces began searching the Krayot area for the suspect after his vehicle was located there. Police had initially cleared the vehicle, finding no irregularities (Thu 12:35), but the manhunt continued. By Thu 12:35, police confirmed the incident was criminal, not terror-related — the shooting occurred at a mosque in Shfaram, police stated. A subsequent bulletin published at Thu 14:44 Jerusalem reiterated that the manhunt was still active across the Coastal and Northern districts.
The Krayot and Shfaram areas are in Israel's Northern District, a region that has seen periodic security incidents — including earlier this month a drone and rocket fire from Lebanon (as The Zioneer reported on Wed Jun 3) and a shooting in Deir Hanna (Tue Jun 23) — though the current manhunt is tied to a criminal, not militant, background.
What remains open: the suspect's identity and the specific motive for the shooting are still under investigation. No injuries have been reported in connection with the incident.
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