Four people were murdered in separate incidents across Israel’s Arab communities within just three hours Thursday evening, marking one of the deadliest nights in the ongoing crime wave plaguing the sector. The violence began around 7:30 p.m. when a man in his 30s was shot and killed in Majd al-Krum in northern Israel. Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service, pronounced him dead at the scene.
Shortly after, a man in his 20s was shot in Ein Mahel, also in northern Israel. Paramedics rushed him to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa in critical condition, where he later died from his wounds.
Around 9:30 p.m., a man in his 40s was shot in Kafr Qasim in central Israel. MDA medics declared him dead at the scene.
The fourth victim, a man in his 30s, was shot in Rahat in southern Israel. He was taken to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Police are investigating all four incidents and searching for suspects.