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Israeli Man Murdered in Drive-By Shooting in Palestinian Village

Jawad Skafi, an Israeli man in his 60s from East Jerusalem, was shot and killed early Monday morning at his home in Al-Eizariya, east of Jerusalem. Assailants knocked on his door and shot him in front of his wife and children before fleeing the scene.

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01Jawad Skafi, a 60-year-old resident of East Jerusalem, was shot and killed at his home in Al-Eizariya early Monday morning.
02Assailants knocked on Skafi's door and shot him in front of his wife and children before fleeing the scene.
03Medical teams found Skafi critically wounded at the entrance to Ma'ale Adumim, where he was pronounced dead.
04Israeli police from the Ma'ale Adumim station have opened an investigation into the shooting, and no arrests have been made.
05According to Ynet, police suspect the killing was retaliation for the murder of 24-year-old Mohammed Ashraf Shuwiki last Wednesday.
06Security footage captured four masked individuals arriving in a vehicle, with three shooting Skafi and one filming the incident.
07Investigators believe the perpetrators may have also intended to target Skafi's son but were unable to locate him.

Skafi was found critically wounded with penetrating injuries at the entrance to the Ma'ale Adumim community, where Magen David Adom paramedics pronounced him dead. Israeli police from the Ma'ale Adumim station have launched an investigation into the incident.

According to Ynet, police suspect the shooting was a revenge killing in retaliation for the murder of 24-year-old Mohammed Ashraf Shuwiki, who was shot dead last Wednesday in East Jerusalem. Security footage showed four masked individuals arriving in a vehicle, three of whom shot Skafi when he opened his door, while one appeared to film the attack. Investigators believe the assailants may have also targeted Skafi's son but could not find him. No arrests have been announced.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 4 newsrooms. Updated 11:07