Armed man fires at building near Nazareth - and is neutralized

Northern District police officers identified an armed man with a long gun firing at a building in the Yafia village near Nazareth, neutralized him with gunfire, and his death was determined at the hospital. The background is criminal.

Northern District police officers, during an operational activity in the Yafia village near Nazareth, identified a man in his 30s armed with a long gun firing at a building. The officers engaged in gunfire and neutralized him. The man was evacuated in critical condition to the English Hospital in Nazareth, where his death was determined. The background to the incident is criminal. The report of the shooting was received at the MDA emergency center at 23:53. An MDA team evacuated the man while performing resuscitation. MDA medics described that the man had no pulse and was not breathing upon their arrival, and they performed advanced resuscitation. The police stated that the incident occurred as part of routine operational readiness.