[64876] Criticism of police conduct following assassination attempt on council head and his deputy

Silence following assassination attempt on local authority officials

During the night of May 18, 2026, an assassination attempt was reported against a council head and his deputy. According to Avishai Grinzaig - Updates, the police issued only an initial statement regarding shots fired at two men, but since then and as of the writing of these lines, 8 hours later, no further details have been published.

Grinzaig, known for a journalistic line critical of law enforcement systems, sharply criticized the police's conduct and the lack of updates. According to him, "no one is interested," and he warns against the phenomenon where a serious incident of the assassination of local government officials by crime organizations – something that previously sounded "half-imaginary" – has become a routine norm in Israeli society.

Grinzaig's criticism also echoed in other channels, including Zirat HaHadashot, which drew attention to the issue of the normalization of organized crime in Arab society, as reflected by the authorities' response to such shooting incidents.