Two local Arab politicians were murdered in two days earlier this week.
A local council candidate was murdered on Tuesday in the second political murder in as many days.
152 Arabs have been killed in Israel since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiatives.
The deaths mark the 150th Arab sector murder since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiative.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he is fully committed to providing for Israel's Arab sector, after withholding NIS 2.5 billion in funds meant for them.
The finance minister is reportedly withholding NIS 200 million for east Jerusalem development because it included NIS 2.5m. in funding for Arab students.
Rising violence in Israel's Arab sector has become a significant challenge for the current coalition government, with a death toll that has nearly tripled compared to the same period last year.
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