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PoliceUmm al-Fahm / Segev ShalomTuesday 13 October 2026

Two young men shot dead in Segev Shalom and Umm al-Fahm within a day

Yassin al-Shawi was killed in a suspected family feud in the Negev; Nimer Jabareen, 20, was shot in Umm al-Fahm the next morning.

Hillside rooftops of Umm al-Fahm under a clear sky.
The centre of Umm al-Fahm, December 2023. Photo: MihMin, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Yassin al-Shawi was shot in Segev Shalom (Shaqib al-Salam) on the evening of Monday 12 October. Police said the first suspicion was a feud between families. A 38-year-old man was moderately hurt. Bokra gives his age as about 20; the Times of Israel says 23.

On Tuesday 13 October Nimer Jabareen, 20, was shot in Umm al-Fahm and declared dead at HaEmek Hospital in Afula. Another man was lightly hurt. Police said the shooting appeared criminal and had not yet found where it took place.

Jabareen was the 11th person from Umm al-Fahm killed this year, Arab48 reported. The Times of Israel cited an Abraham Initiatives count of 184, of whom 156 were shot, against 200 at the same point last year.

  • 184count cited by ToI, 13 Oct
  • 200same period 2025

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