Man Fatally Shot in Taybeh, Another Wounded; Police Investigate

A man was shot and killed in Taybeh on Tuesday, with another man sustaining moderate injuries. Police stated that there is no apparent connection to the ongoing elections and have launched an investigation into the incident. The two victims are brothers who were working together at a private residence when the shooting occurred. They were shot at close range by an assailant on a motorcycle. The motive remains unclear, as does whether the brothers were the intended targets. An MDA paramedic at the scene described finding one brother unconscious and the other fully conscious, both suffering from penetrating wounds.

Separately, two men were killed in a shooting incident near a bank in southern Tel Aviv on Monday. Police suspect a murder-suicide, though the circumstances are still being investigated. The victims, identified as brothers in their 50s and 70s, were reportedly involved in a dispute, according to Daniel Hadad, Commander of the Ayalon District of the Israel Police. An unlicensed handgun was found near the bodies, and neither victim was known to police.

On Sunday, a 24-year-old man was fatally shot while traveling in a taxi in Yafia, northern Israel. The victim, Yusef Masarwa, had just been released from police custody when he was killed. Police are searching for suspects and investigating the circumstances, suspecting a criminal dispute as the motive. According to Haaretz newspaper's tracking, 221 people have been murdered in Israel since the start of 2026, including at least 181 from the Arab community.