Kawther Zitawi (60) was stabbed to death in her home in Umm al-Fahm. Her son is suspected of the murder and allegedly also stabbed his pregnant wife, causing moderate injuries. Police officers who arrived at the house, where three children also live, shot the suspect after feeling threatened by him. His condition is moderate. In a separate incident in the village of Dabburiya at the foot of Mount Tabor, 27-year-old Yacoub Akhtelat was shot dead. The background is criminal and police have launched an investigation.

