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Israel’s President Calls Arab-Sector Violence a ‘National Emergency’ After Triple Killing

The president said 33 people have been murdered in Israel’s Arab society this year, calling the violence a danger to the country’s security.

Israeli police investigate a deadly crime scene in the mixed Arab-Jewish town of Lod in central Israel, where a gunman fired on a car, killing one person and injuring two others, January 31, 2026.
Israeli police investigate a deadly crime scene in the mixed Arab-Jewish town of Lod in central Israel, where a gunman fired on a car, killing one person and injuring two others, January 31, 2026. AP/Mahmoud Illean