Grenade Attack on Bakery Leaves One Dead, Several Injured in Kfar Manda
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A grenade attack at a bakery in Kfar Manda on Saturday killed Lina Qassem (Zidan) and injured at least four others, including Afif Sami. Police arrested three suspects following the incident, which residents linked to a recent rise in violence in the village. Lina's death is the 20th female homicide in the Arab community this year, part of a broader, escalating trend of crime-related fatalities.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Lina Qassem (Zidan) was killed and four others injured in a grenade attack at a Kfar Manda bakery.
- Afif Sami, a visitor from Fureidis, sustained moderate-to-light injuries in the Saturday afternoon blast.
- Police arrested three suspects and located a vehicle allegedly used in the attack.
- The victim's death is the 20th female homicide in the Arab community in 2026.
- Homicides in Israel's Arab community have significantly increased, exceeding 200 victims annually since 2023.
A grenade attack on a bakery in the village of Kfar Manda on Saturday afternoon resulted in one fatality and several injuries. Lina Qassem (Zidan), 30, was critically wounded in the blast and later died. Among the injured were Afif Sami, 56, a flower arranger from Fureidis, who sustained moderate-to-light injuries and was evacuated to Rambam Hospital in Haifa, and a 15-year-old girl who also suffered minor injuries and was taken to the same hospital. Two other individuals, including Lina's husband, were treated at the Italian Hospital in Nazareth for moderate and light injuries, respectively. Lina's husband was reportedly run over by the perpetrators of the grenade attack.
Yosef, Afif Sami's son, described the incident as a "great miracle," stating that his mother had gone to Kfar Manda to surprise a friend with pastries when the explosion occurred. He recounted that his mother remembers a "huge explosion" and being evacuated to the hospital, expressing gratitude that "God watched over our mother."
Lina's death marks her as the 20th woman murdered in the Arab community in Israel since the start of 2026 and the 200th victim of crime in that community this year. The police apprehended three suspects and located a vehicle believed to have been used in the attack shortly after it occurred. However, residents of Kfar Manda expressed a sense of inevitability, citing a recent surge in shooting and grenade incidents in the village, including another one on the same day as Lina's murder.
The article highlights a significant increase in homicides within the Arab community in Israel in recent years. While 71 individuals were murdered in 2018, the number rose to 244 in 2023, 237 in 2024, and 255 in 2025, with the figure exceeding 200 again this year.
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