The count · 2026Folio 297
186
Arab citizens and residents of Israel killed in crime and violence since 1 January 2026.
As of 23 Oct 2026. Count: The Abraham Initiatives, as reported by Bokra on 23 October. 177 citizens and 9 residents. Incidents reported since are listed below.
- 100+1 May
- 1525 Jul
- 15720 Jul
- 18125 Sep
- 18225 Sep
- 18310 Oct
- 18413 Oct
- 18623 Oct
| Update | 2026 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun | 143 | 128 | +12% |
| 20 Jul | 157 | 139 | +13% |
| 25 Sep | 181 | 187 | −3% |
| 13 Oct | 184 | 200 | −8% |
| 23 Oct | 186 | 208 | −10.5% |
Since late September the count has sat below the same date in 2025, a year that ended at 252, the worst on record. The gap widened because last autumn was worse, not because this one has been calm: four people were killed in the first three weeks of October.
One stroke, one life. Each mark stands for one person in the watchdog’s register. Each row is the span between two published counts, dated by the update that closed it, so the marks add up to the count exactly.
A closed gate: five people.
The current month, still open.
Rows from Abraham Initiatives updates reported by the Times of Israel and Bokra. The watchdog does not publish monthly totals; the dates are those of its updates.
The count, and every time it changed
We keep one count: The Abraham Initiatives’ tally of Arab citizens and permanent residents of Israel killed in crime and violence, including by police. Each update it publishes is entered here as published. When a number moves, the earlier one stays on the record.
| As of | 2026 | 2025, same date | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | 186 | 208 | Bokra |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 184 | 200 | Times of Israel |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 183 | 197 | Bokra |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 182 | — | Bokra |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 181 | 187 | Bokra |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 173 | — | Times of Israel |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 172 | — | Times of Israel |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 149 | — | Times of Israel |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 143 | 128 | Bokra |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 134 | — | Bokra |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 127 | — | Bokra |
| 30 May 2026 | 118 | 100 | Bokra |
| 21 May 2026 | 110 | — | Bokra |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 83 | 64 | Times of Israel |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 77 | 60 | Times of Israel |
| Year | Killed | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 252 | The deadliest year on record. |
| 2024 | 230 | |
| 2023 | 244 | More than double the year before. |
How the count climbed
Two readings of the same record. Left: the count at each published update, against the same date in 2025. Right: the day of the year each count reached one hundred.
Named this autumn
People whose names were published in news reports, with age and town as reported, and what was reported about how they died. No photographs. A ledger that keeps only totals forgets who was in it.
October · counted 183 to 186
Four killings entered in the first three weeks of the month.
- Mousa Yousef al-Jabour26 · Rahat · 10 Oct
- Yassin al-Shawiabout 20 · Segev Shalom · 12 Oct
- Nimer Jabareen20 · Umm al-Fahm · 13 Oct
- Ibrahim Bashkar81 · Shefa-Amr · 23 Oct
Bokra, 10–23 Oct 2026; Times of Israel.
25 September · counted 181 and 182
A woman found beaten in her building in Haifa; her husband was arrested. That evening a young man from Tamra died after a shooting in Kabul.
- Yonit Masswada30s · Silwan, found in Haifa · 25 Sep
- Mohammed Yassinabout 25 · Tamra · 25 Sep
Bokra, 25 Sep 2026.
Police gunfire · 9 this year
Alaa Mahameed was unarmed, Haaretz reported, citing the police investigations department; police say he lunged at an officer after a chase on Route 65.
- Alaa Mahameed38 · Umm al-Fahm · 17 Sep
- Omar Hawarial-Reina · in Nazareth · Sep
Times of Israel, 18 Sep 2026; Bokra, 25 Sep 2026.