A Sudanese national was fatally stabbed during a brawl in the coastal city of Netanya on Thursday morning, in what was the third violent murder in Israel within a matter of hours.

The 40-year-old man was stabbed in Netanya’s outdoor market during a heated confrontation with a fellow Sudanese national, according to local news outlet NetanyaNet.

First responders from Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah were called to the scene of the brawl, where they found the victim suffering from penetrating wounds and heavy blood loss, the news outlet said.

He was taken to the city’s Laniado Hospital while undergoing initial medical treatment and, after failed resuscitation efforts, was pronounced dead.

The Israel Police announced that a suspect, also a Sudanese national, had been arrested at the scene and taken for questioning at the Netanya Police station.

A law enforcement spokesman said officers planned to request to extend the suspect’s detention.

The incident was the latest in a spate of violence that has erupted in Israel in recent days.

It also came hours after a 53-year-old woman was found dead in her Bat Yam home by paramedics, in what initially appeared to be the second incident of deadly domestic violence in the central Israel city within days.

The woman’s 52-year-old husband was initially arrested as a suspect in the case, as the cause of death was not immediately clear.

He was released after several hours, however,........

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