[96124] Acts of Violence and Crime in Israel and Canada: Summary of Events for June 23, 2026

Shooting and Violence Events: From Montreal to Kabul

Throughout the day, reports of severe violence were received. In Montreal, Canada, a shooting incident was reported in a Jewish neighborhood, in which police officer Mohamed Lamine Ben Radouane and Israeli citizen Michael Mizrahi were killed. According to ynet news, the names of the two were released. Simultaneously, the channel Ziv Rubinstein - Until the war ends initially reported that Mizrahi was accidentally shot by a police officer who identified him as an assailant, but later updated that the ZAKA organization clarified that the wounded man is still in critical condition and has not passed away.

In a detailed report by News from the Field on Telegram (a channel expressing critical views toward the administration in Gaza and terrorist organizations), it was claimed that the Montreal police assess that the shooter, who identified as an "incel" (an internet subculture of misogyny), targeted the police and not necessarily the Jewish community. According to the report, the shooter left behind a manifesto in which he expressed social frustration and loathing toward women and capitalism.

On the local front, the Hot News channel reported on a shooting incident near the town of Kabul, which led to the death of a man whose identity has not yet been cleared for publication. The police opened an investigation and stated that "the background to the incident is criminal and the circumstances are under investigation."

Additionally, Hot News reported on a development in a criminal case in Tel Aviv: a prosecutor's statement was filed against a resident of the territories (37), who was staying in Israel without a permit, on suspicion of lying in wait for a 16-year-old minor in the south of the city on June 15 and committing an indecent act against him. The suspect was arrested shortly after the incident, and an indictment is now expected to be filed against him.