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New details: Father killed, son critically wounded in Jadeida-Makr shooting; son came out after hearing shots

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
New details: Father killed, son critically wounded in Jadeida-Makr shooting; son came out after hearing shots

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TL;DR

According to journalist Oren Ravid, the victims are a father and son from a known local family. The father was pronounced dead at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, while the son remains in serious condition. Witnesses said the shooting was directed at the home's garden; the father was hit first, and the son was struck after hearing the shots and coming out.

01 · THE DISPATCH

New details have emerged in the shooting in the northern Arab town of Jadeida-Makr. According to journalist Oren Ravid, the victims are a father and son from a known local family. The father was pronounced dead at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya; the son remains in serious condition. Witnesses at the scene said the shooting was directed at the home's garden: the father was hit first, and the son, who heard the shots, came out to the garden and was also struck.

The Zioneer first reported the incident at 21:46 Jerusalem, when N12 reported two people were seriously wounded in a shooting with a suspected criminal motive. In rapid succession at 21:46, The Zioneer reported that one of the victims had died, confirmed by ynet and N12, and that the Arab society murder toll for 2026 reached 150, as reported by N12's Sharon Knoblich. In further updates at 21:46, the victims were identified as a father and son, and the sequence of the shooting was reported by N12 and later detailed by Ravid. The Zioneer's coverage tracked these developments in real time.

The shooting is the latest in a surge of violent deaths in Arab communities across Israel, as The Zioneer has reported. Police are investigating the incident on suspicion of a criminal motive; no arrests have been reported.

The motive for the shooting remains unclear, and the identity of the shooter(s) has not been released. The son's condition remains serious.

02 · How it developed

8 developments

  1. Latest

    Victim identified as Mahmoud Niyami, 63.

  2. Victims identified as father and son from a known local family.

  3. Son was struck after hearing shots and exiting to the garden.

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