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Six members of same family shot in northern Israeli town

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Gunmen opened fire on the family members, critically shooting a woman and a 55-year-old man.

By World Israel News Staff

Six members of the same family were injured in a shooting in the northern Israeli-Arab town of Kafr Kanna, among them a woman who was seriously wounded and a teenager.

A 55-year-old man was also in serious condition. Two others sustained lighter injuries, the Israeli emergency medical service, Magen David Adom, said.

Preliminary investigations by the police suggest this was a calculated criminal act, potentially an assassination attempt, rooted in an ongoing family feud in Kafr Kanna.

Shortly after the event, images began circulating on social media of a vehicle, believed to be used by the perpetrators, set ablaze near a construction site.

The recent shooting adds to the surge in violent crimes that have been affecting the Arab community. Earlier in the week, a quadruple homicide occurred in the northern town of Abu Snan, and the deputy mayor of Tira was murdered.

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The shooting marked one of the year’s most fatal criminal attacks. It was preceded by a separate incident two months ago, where five individuals were shot at a carwash in Yafa an-Naseriyye.

Since the beginning of the year, 156 Arab Israelis have been killed, primarily in shootings, marking a dramatic increase from last year, when 68 deaths were reported.