Pharmacist Wounded in Shooting Weeks After His Business Targeted for Protection Money
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
A pharmacist in Sakhnin, Awad Zbeidat, was moderately injured in a shooting attack. This incident follows an earlier attack on his pharmacy, which was linked to demands for protection money.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Pharmacist Awad Zbeidat was shot and moderately wounded in Sakhnin.
- The attack follows an earlier shooting at his pharmacy linked to extortion.
- The victim had criticized Israeli officials for inaction against crime.
- The incident highlights rising violence in the Arab community.
Pharmacist Awad Zbeidat was moderately wounded in a shooting incident in the city of Sakhnin, amid a rising wave of crime and violence affecting the Arab community in Israel. The shooting occurred approximately one month after Zbeidat's pharmacy was targeted with gunfire, an attack that led to its temporary closure. This earlier incident was reportedly linked to threats and demands for "khawa," or protection money, from criminal elements.
Zbeidat had previously publicly criticized National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the police, accusing them of persistent inaction against criminal gangs and the "khawa" phenomenon that targets businesses and civilians.
The latest attack adds to concerns about escalating violence within the Arab community, with previous incidents including threats and property damage related to extortion demands.
