A few hours after the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gabvir finished his visit to the Negev Sector, Berhat and nearby towns, and after the police had already published a notice about Operation “Wandering Storm” and making arrests, in the Arab sector this evening (Friday) another victim was recorded when a resident of one of the settlements in the Negev, a man in the The 40-year-old was shot in the chest and his death was determined shortly after with the transfer to the hospital.
MDA paramedic, Dana Pinos, said: “Near the Benaot Hovav gas station, we met a private vehicle inside which lay the wounded man who was unconscious and suffered from a gunshot wound to his body. We performed medical tests but he had no signs of life and we had to pronounce him dead.”
At the end of a situation assessment conducted by the commander of the Negev region, Sub-Commissioner Nachshon Nagler, it is suspected that the background to the incident is that the deceased was hit by a stray shot as part of a family dispute in the Ramat Hovav diaspora. In addition, the police arrested a 20-year-old resident of the Ramat Hovav diaspora on suspicion of involvement in the shooting incident.
As you may recall, an operation began earlier, as part of the “Wandering Storm” operation, during which forces of the Israeli Border Guard, the Southern Border Guard and the southern district police officers raided dozens of targets and arrested 36 suspects in the southern district, of which 10 were illegal residents and an employer. In addition, Weapons were confiscated and fines were given.