A local council head and his deputy were shot and wounded in the northern Arab town of Jadeidi-Makr on Sunday night, in an apparent assassination attempt, police said.

The council head, Suheil Milhem, was in serious condition, while the deputy mayor, named as Abed Abed, was moderately injured, medics said.

Police said forces launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of the suspected attempted hit. According to reports, police designated the investigation as “high priority.”

No suspects have yet been arrested, police added.

The Galilee Medical Center, where the two wounded politicians were taken, said Milhem is still in serious condition after undergoing several surgeries, while Abed is in moderate condition.

Milhem was also the target of multiple attempted attacks in 2019, with shots fired at his home several times that year. His car was set on fire, and a security guard was seriously injured in one of the attacks on his home.

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