The study stated that within Israeli Arab society, there were 233 in the last year, which is more than double in 2022 - which was 109.
Sarit, an 18-year-old girl from the Druze town of Kisra-Sumei, was threatened for years before her murder due to her sexual orientation.
The deaths mark the 150th Arab sector murder since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiative.
The body will be transferred for forensic investigation to a facility in Tel Aviv, which also investigated the cause of death for victims of the Mount Meron incident in 2021.
Perry, now nearly 70, was apprehended by police in 2019 after his car flipped over several hours after his wife’s body was discovered.
Human and civil rights organizations criticized the agency’s involvement even further.
Additionally, two suspects were arrested in the Old City after they reportedly attacked civilians and Israeli forces with pepper spray.
"This is civil terror – yes, civil terror – that is threatening us all, and we all must come together against it immediately," President Herzog said.
Four men were murdered and five injured in separate violent incidents in Holon, Nazareth, Kalansuwa and Tel Sheva.
The woman was evacuated to hospital in serious condition with a head injury.
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