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Prisoner Shot Dead En Route to Work in Northern Israel
A 37-year-old prisoner, Eyal Shahada Al-Hayeb, was shot and killed on Friday morning at a bus stop in the Lower Galilee. The shooting occurred near the Tsalmon Stream junction on Route 65 while Al-Hayeb was on his way to work as part of a rehabilitation program.
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What happened
- 01Eyal Shahada Al-Hayeb, a 37-year-old prisoner, was shot and killed Friday morning at a bus stop in the Lower Galilee.
- 02The shooting occurred near the Tsalmon Stream junction on Route 65 while Al-Hayeb was walking to work.
- 03Al-Hayeb was serving an 18-year sentence for murder and manslaughter convictions from a 2014 homicide in Bi'ina.
- 04The Israel Prison Service had approved Al-Hayeb to leave the prison on foot to travel to a rehabilitation factory.
- 05According to Hamal, the assailants opened fire on the victim from a passing vehicle.
- 06Emergency medical teams pronounced Al-Hayeb dead at the scene after sustaining critical penetrating wounds.
- 07Police are investigating the incident under the suspicion of a criminal motive and are searching for suspects.
Al-Hayeb, a resident of Tuba-Zangariyye, was serving an 18-year sentence for murder and manslaughter convictions stemming from a 2014 homicide in the town of Bi'ina. Under the terms of his incarceration, the Israel Prison Service had granted him official approval to leave the prison on foot to travel to his job at a factory in northern Israel.
According to Hamal, assailants in a passing vehicle opened fire on Al-Hayeb as he walked to his transport. Emergency medical teams and a civilian bystander attempted resuscitation efforts, but Al-Hayeb had sustained critical penetrating wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have launched an investigation into the shooting, suspecting a criminal motive, and are searching for suspects.
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