This marks the 41st Israeli Arab death due to crime since the start of 2023. Previously, a member of an Israeli Arab crime ring was shot to death in Jaljulia.
The son of the deputy mayor of the Israeli-Arab city of Nazareth was killed overnight in a shooting between criminals, Israeli media outlets reported.
The victim, 25-year-old Ruid Mohammad Awaisa, was taken to the hospital in critical condition but was later declared dead. Police are still investigating the incident, according to N12.
Israel Police Spokesman:
* Since the beginning of 2023, the Israel Police have seized 409 guns that were held in violation of the law.
The Israel Police continues a persistent and uncompromising fight against the phenomenon of possession of weapons and means of warfare against the law.
During the month of March 2023, the Israel Police carried out 251 incidents of seizure of illegal weapons and ammunition.
Just in the last week, the Israeli police seized: 29 pistols, 4842 bullets of various types, 1 assault rifle, 1 hunting rifle, 8 improvised rifles, 5 airsoft guns, 2 airsoft rifles, 10 stun grenades, 12 charges with explosive material, 10 firecracker hives, 9 fireworks
As part of the activities of the Israel Police and the Border Guard in Operation Safe Route, 4665 suspects were arrested and 556 vehicles were seized, most of them in a joint operation between the Israel Police and the Tax Authority.