The Hamas terrorist organization vowed revenge Saturday evening after an Arab Israeli driver was shot dead earlier in the day during a roadside brawl.
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The incident occurred on a road near the Gan Ner town in northern Israel. Footage that circulated on social media showed a scuffle between two men in the middle of the road that ended with one of them shooting the other.
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Authorities said 19-year-old Diar Umari from the Arab village of Sandala, was critically wounded in the shooting and taken to a nearby hospital in Afula, where he was pronounced dead.
The Israel Police detained a 32-year-old resident of Gan Ner in connection with the incident. Law enforcement said they were investigating the motive behind the shooting, which took place amid a crime wave gripping Israel's Arab communities.
Resident of Sandala later rioted outside Gan Ner and threw stones at police officers.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
