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Jaffa Violence: Two Shootings Rock City, Influencer Attacked on Livestream
19 Jun
Summary
- Two separate shooting incidents occurred in Jaffa within hours.
- An influencer was shot while livestreaming on TikTok in a hookah lounge.
- A suspect was arrested for one shooting, but perpetrators of the second remain at large.
Two shooting incidents in Jaffa have left residents concerned and police actively investigating. On Monday, a shooting incident on Shmuel ben Adiya Street resulted in three individuals sustaining light injuries. Authorities have since arrested a suspect in his 30s in connection with this attack, who was found hiding in central Israel.
However, a second, more public attack is still perplexing investigators. Rajed Abd al-Hadi, a 22-year-old influencer from Jaljulya, was shot at close range while livestreaming on TikTok from a hookah lounge in Jaffa. The incident was witnessed by thousands of viewers online.
CCTV footage and the livestream itself show a masked man on a motorcycle approaching al-Hadi and firing before fleeing the scene. Al-Hadi was critically injured and transported to Wolfson Medical Center. As of the current date, police are continuing their efforts to identify the shooter and understand the motive behind this attempted assassination.
