Francois Abutbul was gunned down late Saturday night at a gas station near Netanya. Magen David Adom paramedics took him to Laniado Hospital in Netanya, but were unable to save his life. RELATED:'Mob sold drugs to undercover agent’Police stop attempted double-murder by gang memberThe underworld figure was released from prison in December 2010 after serving 22 months for assaulting his wife. He was arrested in January under suspicion he was planning to kill a rival mafioso, Rico Shirazi. var zflag_nid='794'; var zflag_cid='1091/988'; var zflag_sid='122'; var zflag_width='300'; var zflag_height='250'; var zflag_sz='9'; The same week, Rico Shirazi and another man were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to kill Abutbul. Police feared a war might break out between the rival mafias. Abutbul's brother, Tavel, was arrested in March for attempting to kill his ex-wife and son. Francois was arrested in March when police found that the employees in his bakery were illegal. Tavel and Francois's other brother, Charlie, also a known underworld figure, were seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in January.
