Haifa man is 100th Arab Israeli killed this year
Two policemen attacked, injured in Kafr Kassem
Maharan Mougrabi, 40, was run over and shot in Haifa on Friday. He died Saturday in Rambam Medical Center.
Security cameras showed that Mougrabi was hit as he was crossing a street, by a car that was driving in the wrong lane. An armed man then exited the car, shot him and drove off.
Mougrabi is then seen trying to stand, but he quickly fell to the ground. He crawled a few meters but fell once more and did not move again.
The victim was married and had a daughter.
The murder was the fifth in Haifa in the past two months.
Meanwhile, Israel Police officers were attacked in Kafr Kassem by members of the city’s internal security forces on Thursday night, after they entered the city during an arrest operation.
Two police officers were lightly injured during the incident, after they attempted to enter the city hall following reports of a violent incident there.
Upon attempting to gain access to the building, the officers were approached by members of the city’s internal security group, known as Al-Hirasa, which belongs to the Islamic Movement. The incident quickly turned violent and the officers were kicked, beaten and choked. This can be seen in a video that has subsequently been shared across social media.
According to Walla News, Al-Hirasa are well known to Israel’s police forces. They have been described as “a kind of internal police or security force in Kafr Kassem .... Some are former criminals. The volunteers dress in civilian clothes and travel in private vehicles. In the past they also functioned as a kind of modesty police.”
Over the course of the weekend, two suspects were arrested with the help of police camera documentation, which was not made available for public viewing. The two suspects were named as Asslam Taha, 38, and Hamada Assi, 24.
The men were arrested on suspicion of assault during an arrest, assaulting a police officer, joint assault with the aim of preventing arrest, and aggravated assault.
Speaking about the events in Kafr Kassam, Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said that “violence against police officers, such as the events in Kafr Kassem, will not be on the agenda. I have instructed the district and area commanders to act decisively and firmly, and to catch everyone who took part in the event. We will provide them with all the means and forces that will be required.”
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