A 32-year-old Israeli man, identified as 32-year-old Gasan Shamsiya from Acre, was stabbed to death on Wednesday in Dubai, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The man was a resident of Acre.
An investigation was immediately launched into the circumstances surrounding his death, and Maariv reported that the background for the murder was most likely a family dispute.
According to the Maariv report, Shamsiya fled to Dubai as a result of a dispute between two families in Israel, but members of rival families were waiting for him there and murdered him.
Dubai police arrest suspects in murder of Israeli
Local police in Dubai arrested eight men, all Israeli, within less than 24 hours. According to police, the eight suspects arrived in the UAE from a European country.
The names of the eight, as released by Dubai police, are Tal Zisler, Hassan Yajori, Sameh Robai, Saleem Rabiah, Mahomod Rabiah, Rani Quwaish, Abdullah Johar amd Mahomoud al-Shaikh.
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This is a developing story.