Triple Murder Rocks Sharon: Victims From Same Family Shot in Car

The Sharon region was rocked by a brutal triple homicide on Tuesday night when a vehicle was intercepted and sprayed with gunfire near Beit Berl. The victims, identified as three young men from the Shafiq family, were targeted in what police are describing as a meticulously planned blood feud execution. As the gunmen opened fire on the moving vehicle, the car continued to roll until it collided with a nearby bus, leaving a trail of destruction along the road. This latest incident brings the death toll in the Arab community to 32 since the beginning of 2026, highlighting a terrifying surge in organized crime and retaliatory violence that local leaders warn is spiraling out of control. Despite a swift response from emergency services and a massive police presence, the suspects managed to vanish from the scene, sparking an ongoing manhunt across the central district.

The Scene of the Massacre

The initial reports of gunfire near Moshav Sde Warburg reached police dispatch shortly after 10:00 PM. Witnesses described a chaotic scene where a vehicle was ambushed during transit. When Magen David Adom (MDA) and United Hatzalah paramedics arrived, they found the car stalled after its collision with the bus, with the three occupants inside riddled with gunshot wounds. "The three men were in their vehicle unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing with injuries to their bodies. We performed medical tests, but unfortunately, their injuries were significant and we had no choice but to determine their deaths at the scene," said MDA paramedic Liad Agi.

United Hatzalah medics Yosef Malachi, Kochav Almog, Eden Naim, and Ephraim Levy also arrived at the site, confirming that the victims were between the ages of 25 and 30. They noted that the nature of the injuries suggested high-caliber weapons were used at close range, leaving the victims with no chance of survival. The police have cordoned off the entire area around Beit Berl as forensic teams gather evidence, while road closures remain in place to facilitate the search for the getaway vehicle used by the assassins.

A Pattern of Triple Killings

The Abraham Initiatives, an organization tracking violence in the Arab sector, released a statement following the massacre, emphasizing that "this triple murder tonight should shake the entire country. Arab citizens are being murdered in mass in the streets every day. We must act together, Jews and Arabs, to eradicate crime. We have no time to waste." This latest bloodbath follows a disturbing pattern of triple executions in recent months. Only 30 days ago, three men from Bir al-Maksur were shot dead in Shefa-Amr while on their way to work. Similarly, in September, three members of the Qadi family were executed in a triple shooting in the Bedouin community near Segev Shalom.

As the Sharon region police continue their investigation, the recurring theme of blood feuds remains the primary focus. These disputes, often spanning generations, have turned residential streets into combat zones. While the police have vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice, the lack of deterrence and the abundance of illegal firearms continue to fuel the body count. For the residents of the Sharon area, the sound of gunfire has become a grim reminder of a war that is being fought not at the borders, but in the heart of civilian neighborhoods.