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East Jerusalem Shooting Sparks Emergency Meeting Amid Rising Crime

2/6/2026

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Two Palestinian men, Iyad Awaida, 42, and Muhammad Abdin, 31, were shot in East Jerusalem's Shuafat refugee camp and pronounced dead at Hadassah Hospital after being found critically injured, with police labeling the incident a "criminal dispute."
The shooting follows a wave of violence in Arab society, with eight homicide victims reported in just two days.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir held an emergency meeting to address rising crime rates and attributed some blame to the Attorney General.
Last year Arab society recorded 252 homicide deaths, the highest on record, with most victims residing outside East Jerusalem.

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Two Palestinian men, Iyad Awaida, 42, and Muhammad Abdin, 31, were shot in East Jerusalem's Shuafat refugee camp and pronounced dead at Hadassah Hospital after being found critically injured, with police labeling the incident a "criminal dispute."
The shooting follows a wave of violence in Arab society, with eight homicide victims reported in just two days.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir held an emergency meeting to address rising crime rates and attributed some blame to the Attorney General.
Last year Arab society recorded 252 homicide deaths, the highest on record, with most victims residing outside East Jerusalem.