Israeli police are investigating whether a shooting at a kiosk in Haifa that left two dead and one critically wounded late Wednesday was another incident in a bloody clan-and-crime feud that has claimed several casualties in recent days, according to N12 reporter Or Ravid.
N12 reporter Or Ravid reports that police are now examining whether the fatal shooting at a kiosk on Sderot HaHagana in Haifa late Wednesday night is linked to a widening crime feud in the Arab street. The incident, which first emerged around 00:16 Jerusalem, has left two dead and one critically wounded, according to Magen David Adom updates throughout the night.
The investigation follows a pattern of violent incidents across Arab communities in recent days. As The Zioneer reported at 01:05 Jerusalem on Thursday, police were also probing whether gunfire in Lod was tied to the same clan-and-crime feud. Earlier, at 00:22 Jerusalem, The Zioneer noted that police had assessed the Haifa shooting as criminal rather than a terrorist attack. The thread of coverage shows that initial casualty reports upgraded from one dead to two, and later to three, before settling at two dead and one critically wounded — with each update corroborated by MDA pronouncements.
No official police statement has been issued yet, and no arrests have been reported. The assessment that the shooting may be part of an ongoing feud remains preliminary, based on a single N12 report. Whether the Lod and Haifa incidents are definitively connected, and whether additional attacks are anticipated, remains unconfirmed.
10 developments
- DevelopingPolice probe whether Lod gunfire tied to ongoing Arab-sector crime feud
- StrongThird victim dies in Haifa shooting, criminal motive suspected
- StrongAssassination suspected in Haifa; victim linked to major northern crime family
- DevelopingMan lightly wounded in Haifa shooting, police suspect criminal motive
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