The phone call that led to the killing: indictment in the murder case that shook Tayibe

Three months after the murder of Ziad Bashara in Tayibe, an indictment was filed against Abdel Rahman Masrawa, who allegedly lured him into an ambush using a fictitious job offer. Bashara was shot in front of his wife and daughter. Police suspect the murder was an act of revenge linked to a blood feud involving his son.

Three months after the murder of Ziad Bashara in Tayibe, an indictment was filed against Abdel Rahman Masrawa, who allegedly played a role in bringing him to the scene. Bashara, 57, was shot dead in front of his second wife and her daughter after being invited to a fictitious job meeting. According to the indictment, the suspect used a dedicated phone and a new SIM card, offered work in woodworking and pergolas, and directed Bashara to a parking lot near a school. Two shooters on a motorcycle fled and have not been located. Police suspect the murder was an act of revenge linked to a blood feud involving the deceased's son, Mahmoud Bashara, who is accused of murdering a young man from Tayibe. The murder is part of a wave of violence in Arab society: since the beginning of 2026, 189 people have been murdered, and last week five were killed in three days.