A 24-year-old man was shot and killed as a wave of homicides in the Israeli-Arab community continued on Monday.
The latest victim was identified as Sabri Mazen Mardi, who was murdered in the central Israeli town of Tira, police said. Mardi was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests have been made, and the motive remains unclear.
According to the Abraham Initiative, a non-profit organization that promotes Arab integration into Israeli society, 77 Israeli-Arabs have been killed in violent crimes in 2025.
The spike is a continuation of 230 murders in 2024. In 2023, a record number of 244 Israeli-Arabs were murdered, more than double the 120 homicides in 2022.
The surge in violence is attributed to organized crime groups fighting turf battles and trying to eliminate rivals. Arab criminal organizations have been involved in extortion, money laundering, and trafficking in weapons, drugs and women.
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