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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 while waiting at a bus stop in the Lower Galilee. Al-Hayeb, who was serving an 18-year sentence for a 2014 homicide conviction, had been granted permission to leave prison on foot to travel to work as part of a rehabilitation program.
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What happened
- 01Prisoner Eyal Shahada Al-Hayeb, 37, was shot and killed on Friday morning at a bus stop in the Lower Galilee.
- 02Al-Hayeb was serving an 18-year sentence for murder and manslaughter convictions stemming from a 2014 homicide.
- 03The victim had official approval to leave prison on foot to travel to work at a rehabilitation factory.
- 04Assailants in a passing vehicle opened fire on Al-Hayeb as he waited for public transport, according to Hamal.
- 05The shooting occurred on Route 65 near the Tzalmon Stream interchange, close to Tzalmon Prison.
- 06The Israel Prison Service confirmed the death of the prisoner, who was a resident of Touba-Zangaria.
- 07The police are investigating the shooting, and the identity of the perpetrators and their motive remain unknown.
The shooting occurred as Al-Hayeb was walking to a bus stop on Route 65 to travel to a factory in northern Israel. According to Hamal, assailants in a passing vehicle opened fire on him near the Tzalmon Stream interchange. Panet reported that the incident took place at the Wadi Salama junction on Highway 65, near Migdal HaEmek.
Al-Hayeb, a resident of Touba-Zangaria, was serving his sentence for murder and manslaughter convictions. The Israel Prison Service confirmed that police informed them of the prisoner's death. The police are currently investigating the incident, and the identity of the assailants and the motive for the shooting remain unknown.
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