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Two Men Killed in Golan Heights Suspected Protection-Racket Attack as Armed Men Film Shooting in Sakhnin
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By חסן שעלאן
First reported by Walla · Jun 19, 2026
What happened
Marwan Abu Shaheen and his friend Saada Saada were killed Friday near Abu Shaheen’s home in Buq'ata, in a shooting locals say was linked to protection money extortion. Police have not confirmed the motive and have made no arrests, while a separate masked-gunmen shooting video circulated in Sakhnin overnight.
- 01Two men were killed Friday in Buq'ata, in the northern Golan Heights.
- 02Locals say Marwan Abu Shaheen was targeted after refusing to pay protection money.
- 03Police have not confirmed the motive or arrested suspects.
- 04In Sakhnin, masked men filmed themselves shooting at businesses and homes.
- 05Arab community murder toll in Israel reached 132 since the start of the year.
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