An 18-year-old resident of the Arab Israeli village of Hamaam, near Tiberias, was shot dead in his home early Wednesday morning and his body was discovered shortly thereafter, police said.

According to police, unknown people entered the home of Alaa Tuafra, 18, shot him dead, and then fled.

Responding to a call, Magen David Adom paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Law enforcement officials said that while the shooting was assumed to be criminal rather than related to terror, a motive has not yet been established, saying, “The circumstances are being looked into.”

Recent days have seen a number of homicides, as violent killings continue to surge.

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