Ghanim Jabareen, 43-year-old father of 3, dies after being shot while leaving a mosque on Friday; leader of anti-violence effort says administrative detentions ‘not on the agenda’
A 43-year-old man who was shot on Friday in the northern town of Umm al-Fahm succumbed to his wounds at a hospital on Monday.
Ghanim Jabareen was the 98th victim of apparent homicide in Arab society in 2021, according to a tally by the Abraham Initiatives nonprofit. The organization said that 81 of those killed this year were victims of gun violence.
Jabareen, a father of three, was shot as he left a mosque in the town on Friday evening. He was a lawyer. It was not known if his work was related to his killing. Police have opened an investigation.
