Murdered with Dozens of Bullets in the Shopping Center, on the First Day of Summer Vacation: 'Yagur? This is Mexico'
He said 'Good morning' to his father - and was murdered at point-blank range: Bus driver Ali was shot to death in a parking lot in Shfaram, an hour later a 21-year-old was murdered in…
Assessment
Two separate homicides in northern Israel within one hour both involved close-range shootings in public spaces, with victims including a bus driver in Shfaram and a 21-year-old at a shopping complex in Yagur. The first day of summer break was the backdrop for the second killing. Witnesses at the shopping complex described the scene as reminiscent of Mexico, expressing relief they were unaccompanied by children. A police district commander attributed law enforcement failures to a lack of technological tools and called for legislative changes.