A 26-year-old man was seriously injured by gunfire in Reineh in the Lower Galilee, the Magen David Adom (MDA) spokesperson announced on Thursday morning.
MDA teams treated him for penetrating injuries at the scene before transporting him to the Italian Hospital in Nazareth.
The man is conscious but in a serious condition, MDA confirmed.
Organized crime, shootings in northern Israel
A 67-year-old Arab man was shot dead in June on Route 70 near Kabul Junction in western Galilee in the North, in what police described as a criminal-background shooting, amid reports that he was the father of a state witness in a major organized crime corruption case.
The killing, on one of the main roads in the area, as the man was reportedly on his way to work, came after a series of reported threats and attacks involving the state witness’s family.
MDA said it received the report at 6:28 a.m. and found the man unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, suffering from penetrating wounds. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police said they opened an investigation and began searching for suspects, describing the background as criminal.
Multiple media outlets reported that he was the father of a state witness connected to a large corruption and organized crime case in northern Israel. Police did not publicly confirm a motive for the shooting.