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Two motorcyclists shot in Jaffa; police suspect criminal motive

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Two motorcyclists shot in Jaffa; police suspect criminal motive

Primary source Internal intake · 3 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 19:54

TL;DR

Two motorcyclists were shot in Jaffa Thursday evening, according to Israeli media reports. Police are investigating the incident on suspicion of a criminal motive. The condition of the wounded has not yet been reported.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Two motorcyclists were shot in Jaffa on Thursday evening around 19:54 Jerusalem, Israeli media report. The victims are identified as motorcyclists. Police are investigating on suspicion of criminal motive; the number of attackers and their mode of escape are not yet confirmed, and the condition of the wounded has not been disclosed. This incident comes after an earlier shooting in Jaffa on the same evening, when two teenagers aged 15 and 17 were wounded around 19:14 Jerusalem, with the 15-year-old in critical condition, as The Zioneer reported at 19:14 Jerusalem. That earlier incident occurred on Aven Rushd Street inside a grocery store, initially reported by Magen David Adom; police also suspect a criminal motive there.

On June 15, The Zioneer reported three people lightly wounded in a Jaffa shooting attributed by police to criminal motives. The current incident's precise location along the Jaffa waterfront or inner city has not been specified. It remains unclear whether the two motorcyclists were targeted individually or were caught in crossfire, and no arrests have been reported.

02 · How it developed

8 developments

  1. Latest

    One victim is in critical condition; police investigation continues.

  2. Shooting occurred on Ibn Rushd Street; victim pronounced dead at Wolfson Medical Center.

  3. Medical officials have confirmed the death of the 16-year-old victim.

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03 · Source and signal

Source and signal

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