Teenager murdered in Arab Israeli city of Rahat amid soaring homicide rate

Teenager murdered in Arab Israeli city of Rahat amid soaring homicide rate

Relatives of the teenage victim said that his murderers also kidnapped and shot his brother, leaving him wounded elsewhere in the city. This is the 79th homicide in the Arab-Israeli community, a jump from 62 in the corresponding period last year

The boy was allegedly murdered in a dispute between young men over weapons they had. Earlier, gunmen shot at his brother and tried to kidnap him. In another incident in the north, a 16-year-old student was stabbed during a fight and was evacuated in moderate condition. A 36-year-old man was seriously injured by gunfire in the city of Tamra

It is suspected that the incident was criminal, due to a conflict between families in the city. • MDA paramedic: "He was unconscious, suffering from severe penetrating injuries to his body - we performed medical examinations, but unfortunately his injuries were significant and we were forced to declare him dead."