Two men from the Arab community were shot dead in separate incidents in northern Israel overnight Sunday, police said, bringing to 11 the number of Arab citizens killed in violent circumstances over the past several days.

Police attributed the murders to criminal motives. No arrests have been reported in either case.

Hebrew and Arabic media identified the first victim as Mohammed Abd Tarabieh, 28, who was shot in his car in the northern town of Sakhnin and declared dead at Nahariya’s Galilee Medical Center

Arabic-language news site Arab48 reported that a burning vehicle was found in an open area near the murder scene, and is thought to have been used in the crime and set alight by the perpetrator.

Arab48 and the Kan public broadcaster identified the second victim as 31-year-old Elias Matran, a married father of two, who was shot in Nazareth shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday and declared dead at the city’s English Hospital.

Kan cited acquaintances of Matran as saying he was killed by chance while on his way to work. Police confirmed that Matran had no criminal record, and are investigating who the target of the........

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