Jerusalem, 6 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — A convicted murderer serving an 18-year prison sentence was shot dead Friday morning while on his way to work at a rehabilitation program.
Eyal Al-Hayib, 30, from Tuba-Zangariyye, was gunned down at a bus stop near the Nahal Tzalmon Interchange on Highway 65. He had been permitted to leave prison for work as part of his incarceration conditions.
Magen David Adom paramedics arrived at 6:41 a.m. and found him unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite resuscitation efforts by a passerby and emergency medical teams, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police classified the shooting as a criminally motivated murder and launched an investigation, deploying roadblocks and searching for suspects.
Three Arab men were murdered in separate shootings overnight in northern Israel and Wadi Ara. The Abraham Initiatives reported that 197 Arab citizens have been murdered in criminal violence since the beginning of 2026.