Police open investigation into shooting incident in Rahat - one dead

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Three young men were wounded by gunfire in Rahat and taken to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva. A 23-year-old was seriously wounded with a penetrating injury, and two more young men, aged 23 and 26, were wounded moderately. Paramedics and first responders from MDA provided them with medical treatment and evacuated them to the hospital.

Later, the young man who was seriously wounded was pronounced dead. According to Ynet, he was identified as Mohened Kamalat. Police opened an investigation and searches to locate the suspects. The initial suspicion is that the background to the incident is a criminal feud between families.