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PoliceRamlaMonday 19 October 2026

Two relatives arrested over the June killing of Asma Abu Ghanem, 19, in Ramla

The arrests come about four months after she was killed in the Jawarish neighbourhood.

Covered market street with clothing and vegetable stalls.
Ramla market, 2016. Photo: Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Police arrested two members of Asma Abu Ghanem's family on suspicion of involvement in her killing in June in Ramla's Jawarish neighbourhood. She was 19.

Police did not name the two or say how they are related to her. Four other suspects had been arrested about two months after the killing.

The arrests are on suspicion only; no charges had been announced.

  • 19her age
  • ~4 monthssince the killing

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