Man fatally shot in Netivot

A man in his 40s was shot and killed on Saturday evening in Netivot. Medics and paramedics from Magen David Adom provided medical treatment but were forced to pronounce his death at the scene. Another injured person was wounded in the leg and evacuated to Soroka Hospital. The background to the incident is likely criminal. The report of the shooting was received at 21:37 at the MDA 101 emergency hotline in the Negev region.

A man in his 40s was shot and killed on Saturday evening in Netivot. Medics and paramedics from Magen David Adom provided medical treatment but were forced to pronounce his death at the scene. Another injured person was wounded in the leg and evacuated to Soroka Hospital. The background to the incident is likely criminal. The report of the shooting was received at 21:37 at the MDA 101 emergency hotline in the Negev region. The incident joins a series of shootings in Arab and Palestinian society, but in Netivot it is an unusual event. The police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Man fatally shot in Netivot