Kfar Manda Residents Protest Deadly Bombing of Sweet Shop

Dozens of residents from Kfar Manda and surrounding areas held an angry protest on Sunday following a fatal bombing at a sweet shop the previous day. The Saturday incident involved a grenade attack that killed Lina Qassem-Zeidan, 51, and injured three others with varying degrees of severity. The local council head, Ali Zeidan, addressed the gathering, emphasizing the need for community unity to combat the rising violence, crime, and extortion plaguing the town. Other public and community leaders also spoke at the event.

Protesters carried signs with slogans such as "No to Violence, Yes to Life" and "Crime Has No Religion." The victim, Lina Qassem-Zeidan, was a resident of Daliyat al-Karmel with roots in Kfar Manda. The attack occurred in a busy commercial area of Kfar Manda when a fragmentation grenade was thrown into the sweet shop, causing the casualties. The injured were transported to hospitals for treatment.

In connection with the bombing, the Nazareth Magistrate's Court extended the detention of four suspects from Ibilin, Reineh, and Zarzir. The incident, which killed Zeidan and injured three others, occurred in a crowded commercial area. Zeidan sustained critical injuries and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Two other individuals suffered moderate injuries, and a fourth sustained minor injuries.

The killing of Zeidan, along with another murder in Tayibe on the same day, has brought the total number of homicide victims in the Arab community in Israel to 183 since the beginning of 2026. This figure comes amid ongoing criticism of the Israeli police and government for their perceived failure to address organized crime in Arab towns.