Five men killed in crime-related shooting in Israeli Arab town
BBC By Yolande Knell
BBC News, Jerusalem
Five men have been shot dead in Israel in what appears to have been an attack related to criminal gangs.
The mass shooting at a car wash in the Arab town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, near Nazareth, is believed to have been the deadliest such incident in years.
Israeli media suggest it could be linked to a feud between two families.
It follows a sharp rise in the numbers of murders among Israeli Arabs, with complaints that the country's hard-line government is ignoring the problem.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was shocked and that his government was determined to stop the chain of murders.
"I am determined to bring in the Shin Bet [security service] as an aid to the Israel Police against these criminals, against the criminal organisations, against these murders," he added.
The police force said officers had begun an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting and were searching for suspects.
