The violence that has shaken the Arab community in Israel for months has claimed another four deaths on Tuesday, victims of a shooting unleashed in the vicinity of the city of Abu Snan, according to local authorities, who already account for more than 150 deaths. since the beginning of the year.

The ambulance service has confirmed that the four victims were pronounced dead at the scene of the events. The dead include a mayoral candidate in the upcoming local elections, Ghazi Saab, as well as two relatives, according to the Times of Israel newspaper.

This incident took place just one day after the assassination of another local leader in Tira and the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has called for this Wednesday a meeting of the commission responsible for stopping this wave of crime among the Arab minority, which already represents 20 percent of the population.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog lamented in a statement that “all citizens of the Arab community today live in fear, grief and anxiety.”. It is, he added, an “emergency” situation that requires “decisive measures” to contain this escalation of violence.

The opposition has accused the Netanyahu government of not tackling crime, with criticism especially directed at the Minister of National Security, the far-right Itamar Ben-Gvir.