Three Killed in Overnight Shootings Across Israel
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
Three people were killed in separate shootings across Israel in less than 24 hours, with incidents occurring in the Galilee, Tamra, Baqa al-Gharbiyya, Qalansawe, and Kafr Qasim. The victims ranged in age from their 20s to 40s, and several others were injured, some critically. Police are investigating all the incidents. The latest figures from the Abraham Initiatives indicate 196 victims in the Arab community due to crime and violence this year.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Three individuals were killed in separate shooting incidents across Israel within a 24-hour period.
- A man in his 30s was shot and killed Friday morning near a bus stop in the Lower Galilee.
- Two young men were murdered in shootings in Tamra and Baqa al-Gharbiyya on Thursday evening.
- Several other people were injured in the shootings, with some sustaining critical wounds.
- Police have launched investigations into all the shooting incidents.
- The number of Arab victims in crime and violence-related incidents has reached 196 this year.
Three people were shot and killed in separate incidents across Israel within a 24-hour period, highlighting a surge in violence. The latest victim, a man in his 30s, was shot and killed Friday morning near a bus stop on Highway 65 in the Lower Galilee. The previous evening, two young men were murdered in shootings in Tamra and Baqa al-Gharbiyya, with several others injured. In Baqa al-Gharbiyya, a man in his 20s was killed and four others were wounded, three critically and one moderately. Paramedics described the scene as complex, noting one victim arrived without a pulse or breathing.
Earlier on Thursday evening, Yousef Mahmoud Zarai Hamad, 22, was shot and killed in Tamra, and two other young men were injured in the same incident. The police have launched investigations into the circumstances of these killings. In a separate shooting in Qalansawe, a 48-year-old man was seriously injured and taken to Meir Medical Center. Another person was injured in a shooting incident in Kafr Qasim.
The morning shooting near the Tzalmon junction in the Galilee brought the total number of victims to three within less than a day. An initial medical response was provided by a civilian before emergency services arrived and pronounced the man dead. Police are investigating this incident as well. According to the Abraham Initiatives organization, the number of Arab victims in crime and violence-related incidents has reached 196 since the beginning of 2026, a figure that may be updated following these recent fatalities.
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