The family of the kidnapping victim received a ransom demand of hundreds of thousands of shekels in what was seemingly criminally-motivated.
A joint Special Investigation Team of Lahav 433 and the Central, North and Coast districts was established to deal with the conflict between the Israeli criminal gangs that led to the recent murders.
A pistol was found in the home of one of the suspects.
Journalists and Israeli Arab organizations called on police to act more strongly against crime.
The suspects, who apparently planned to attack the deputy mayor himself, reached his residence and ended up attacking his four children, all in their 20s.
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Defense Minister Benny Gantz canceled the segment of the drill in the country’s third-largest Arab city that simulated war with Hezbollah.
Dozens of young people, some of whom were wearing masks, started to arrive at the entrance to the city and reportedly began to disturb the peace.
Hundreds of Umm al-Fahm residents threw stones and set tires on fire in response to Israeli measures taken on Friday on Temple Mount.
Umm el-Fahm Mayor Samir Mahamid, who issued a condemnation of the terror attacks, was met with irate commenters and overall rage from the Israeli public for his condolences.