TOI reports that a young Arab Israeli woman was gunned down Sunday night while sitting in her car in Haifa, the latest fatality in a rash of killings throughout the country and the 72nd Arab victim of deadly violence since the start of the year.

The 24-year-old was shot while parked just outside her home. Medics who arrived at the location declared her dead at the scene.

The Ynet news site, citing police sources, said police suspected the murder was carried out by a number of masked individuals as part of a feud between two local crime families, which has already claimed the lives of 19 people.

The victim had no criminal record.

Recent days have seen a dramatic spike in killings throughout the country, with some 15 suspected murders since the start of April. Over 90 suspected murders have taken place since the beginning of the year — more than double the rate of last year — with the vast majority of victims being Arab.

Source - TOI/Twitter - Image - Israel Police Spokesperson