Israeli police arrest three suspects in 2025 West Bank murder

Israeli police arrested three residents of Ar'ara in the Negev on Tuesday, suspected of involvement in the October 2025 murder of Samih Talqat Abu Arrar, after about a year hiding in the West Bank.

Three residents of Ar'ara in the Negev, suspected of involvement in a murder that took place in the town in October 2025, were arrested this morning (Tuesday) in the West Bank, after allegedly hiding there for about a year in an attempt to evade arrest. The arrests were carried out by Yamam fighters in cooperation with officers from the Aroer police station, following prolonged intelligence activity. The three are suspected of involvement in the murder of Samih Talqat Abu Arar, who was shot to death as part of a family feud in the town. Following the murder, four additional suspects were arrested, and indictments for murder and aiding murder have already been filed against them. One suspect was arrested at a bus terminal near the settlement of Rehelim, and two others were arrested in a hideout apartment in the village of Funduq. The detainees were transferred for further investigation at the Aroer station and the central unit of the Negev district.