The wave of violence continues: A man, approximately 50 years old, was seriously injured in an act of violence that occurred today (Thursday) in an open area north of Beit Kama in the Negev. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics are providing him with on-site medical treatment.
Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical technician, Pesach Yahalomi, reported, "The injured individual was in a state of severe disorientation and suffered from a penetrating injury in his body. We provided him with life-saving medical treatment, including sedation and ventilation, and evacuated him to the hospital in an MDA intensive care ambulance."
Yesterday, five individuals from the Arab sector were murdered in a violent incident in Basmat Tab'un. Rescue forces that arrived at the scene provided treatment to the victims who were categorized with various degrees of injuries. Four men and a woman in their 30s ultimately succumbed to their injuries. Another injured individual was transported to the hospital in moderate condition. According to reports on the ground, armed individuals arrived at the house and carried out the attack on the five victims.
Earlier on the same day, it was reported that a man, approximately 50 years old, was injured in a shooting incident on Derech Yisrael Bar Yehuda Street in Haifa. Medics and paramedics from Magen David Adom found the injured individual without signs of life and were forced to pronounce his death.
Since the beginning of the year, approximately 188 individuals from the Arab community have been murdered. It should be noted that during the same period last year, there were 80 victims.