A man and a woman were shot and killed in Yarka, a Druze village in northern Israel, on Tuesday, the latest incident in a yearslong violent crime wave sweeping through Israel’s Arab community.

Paramedics pronounced the two victims dead at the scene after unsuccessful attempts to resuscitate them, the Magen David Adom emergency service said.

The man was estimated to be in his 30s, and the woman in her early 20s, paramedics said.

In footage from the scene, police and paramedics could be seen gathered on a road near a grove that had been blocked off with barrier tape.

The Israel Police launched an investigation into the incident and began searching for suspects, but as of Tuesday evening, had yet to report any arrests.

The incident came after two other Arab citizens of Israel were killed overnight in separate shootings.

Ahmad Issa, a man in his 20s, was shot and killed in Kafr Qasim in central Israel. He was taken to a hospital by paramedics but soon pronounced dead by medical........

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