11 Killed in Gun Rampage in Israel Within a Week... 2 Are Ukrainians

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] Three mass shooting incidents occurred in Israel within a week, resulting in 11 deaths. Notably, two of the victims were identified as Ukrainians.

On the 29th (local time), Israeli police announced that among the five victims of the mass shooting in central Bnei Brak, two were Ukrainians. Their specific identities have not yet been disclosed.

The victims also included Israeli men aged 29 and 36, as well as one 32-year-old police officer. The 29-year-old victim, Avishai Yehezkel, was killed while with his one-year-old child.

Earlier, on the evening of the 28th (local time), a man in his 20s from Palestine opened fire with a rifle in Bnei Brak, a community predominantly inhabited by ultra-Orthodox Jews. On the 27th, two police officers were killed in a shooting in northern Hadera.

Particularly, the incident on the 29th has heightened tensions as it occurred just before Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting; Passover (April 15?23), the major Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus; and Easter (April 17), the Christian celebration of Jesus' resurrection.

During this period, when different religious events and holidays overlap, clashes between specific religious groups and police, as well as violent conflicts between Arab and Jewish residents, frequently occur. Last year, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's three holiest sites in East Jerusalem, Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police. The aftermath led to an 11-day war between the Israeli military and Hamas, the armed faction governing the Gaza Strip.

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