Over the course of Saturday evening, four separate incidents of suspected criminal shootings cost the life of at least two men, while two additional men were seriously injured. These incidents continue the trend of numerous criminal hits and murders in Israel in recent weeks.
A 19-year-old resident of the Arab village of Sandala in northern Israel was killed in a shooting incident near the entrance to the Gan Ner village, south of Afula.
Israel Police said the teen was rushed to Emek Medical Center in Afula in critical condition. Medical staff at the hospital were forced to pronounce him dead soon after.
A 32-year-old resident of Gan Ner who was present at the scene of the shooting was arrested by police officers responding to the incident, who also took his weapon, which was used in the incident.
The investigation is ongoing but preliminary findings lead to the suspicion that a dispute on the road led to the incident, KAN reported.
Israelis protest the lack of personal security among Israel’s Arab sector on May 6, 2023 (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)A number of hours after the incident, clashes involving residents of Sandala developed near the entrance to Gan Ner. The Gilboa Regional Council advised Gan Ner residents not to exit the village at this time.
Shortly after, the police denied reports of the sound of shots being fired from Sandala in the direction of Gan Ner village being heard and announced that its forces had dispersed the riots at the entrance to Gan Ner and kept a presence there.
Magen David Adom medics Tal Cohen and Roi Ben Yatach described the scene of the shooting: “The man suffered a gunshot wound to his body and was lying on the road unconscious, without a pulse and without breathing. We immediately began medical treatment that included stopping the bleeding and performing CPR and evacuated him in critical condition to the hospital, where the doctors continued to fight for his life but in the end, had to pronounce him dead.”
“The incident is so foreign to the Gilboa spirit, tolerance and brotherhood that characterizes us all,” the Gilboa Regional Council commented on the incident. “We are grieving and call on everyone to help calm the spirits and allow the police to continue handling the incident. As a council that promotes a shared life [between Jews and Arabs], it’s our responsibility and duty to show be responsible and act to preserve unity.”
Shootings in Jisr e-Zarka and Acre
A 30-year-old resident of Acre was shot and killed in a parking lot on Motta Gur Street in Acre on Saturday evening. The man was identified as Salem Hamada and was known to the police for his criminal past.
He was treated at the scene by MDA medics, while he was unconscious from a head wound. Shortly after he was pronounced dead. Local police officers began searching for the perpetrators of the crime and collecting findings at the scene.
Police also opened a probe into a separate shooting incident in Jisr e-Zarka, an Arab town located on Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast, in which a 25-year-old resident of the town was seriously injured with gun wounds.
The incident, of a criminal nature as per police, is being investigated by officers on the scene who are carrying out scans and searches of the area.
Less than an hour later, a 35-year-old man was seriously injured in a second shooting incident in Jisr e-Zarka. He was evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera for treatment.
Car crash in Netanya
A five-year-old pedestrian was heavily injured by a car in a hit-and-run in Netanya on Saturday evening.
Traffic examiners of the Israel Police arrived at the scene and are collecting findings, with an emphasis on finding hints to locate the vehicle which fled the scene.
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