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Murder of Reuven Shmerling

On October 4, 2017, the day prior to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, Reuven Shmerling, 70, a Jewish businessman from Elkana, was found dead in an industrial zone of Kfar Qasim by his son, who searched for Shmerling after the latter was unable to be reached by phone. The police suspected that the murder was committed by one of his Arab employees. Initally they reported that the motive was probably a monetary dispute, but later deemed it a suspected terrorist attack. Two Palestinian suspects from Kabatiya, West Bank, Yousif Khaled Kmail (alt.: Yousef Kmeil) and Mohammed Zeyad Abu al-Rob (alt.: Mohammad Abu al-Rub), were arrested on October 8, and on October 15, Shmerling was officially declared a victim of terror. On October 6, Israeli Defence Forces searched the homes of both suspects, leading to protests in Kabatiya. On October 25, al-Rub's family was notified that their house is slated for demolition. Shmerling was a father of four and owned a coal business. His funeral was attended by 1,200 people, and condolences were expressed by many political figures, including both Israelis and Arabs.