Multiple casualties after shooting in northern Israeli-Arab town

The shooting is reported to be due to a conflict between families, and left one dead and several injured, including a toddler who was evacuated to the Galilee Medical Center.

 MDA on the scene after a terrorist attack occurred in the West Bank settlement of Adora. January 12, 2024. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)
MDA on the scene after a terrorist attack occurred in the West Bank settlement of Adora. January 12, 2024.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

A shooting incident occurred in the northern Israeli-Arab town of Kafr Yasif has left one dead and multiple people wounded, including a toddler, according to an initial report from Israel Police.

Five of the injured were brought to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, with three of the injured in serious condition, including a three-year-old toddler who was brought to the operating room.

Two other injured individuals, 35-years-old and 29-years-old respectively, were in moderate condition and undergoing tests in the emergency room. 

One of the individuals died from his wounds, while his son, a three-year-old toddler, was seriously injured and transferred for surgery. 

MDA team arrived to evacuate the injured

According to Magen David Adom (MDA), the incident was reported at around 9:52 p.m., and an MDA team was at the scene to evacuate the injured in an ambulance. 

 Police crime scene tape (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Police crime scene tape (credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Police forces from the Western Galilee station are at the scene. An investigation has been opened, in what appears to be a suspected conflict between families.