Umm al-Fahm
Coverage of Umm al-Fahm in the Nexus archive.
- Two men shot dead overnight in northern Arab towns; no arrests reported
Two men were shot dead overnight in the northern Arab towns of Deir Hanna and Umm al-Fahm within two hours. A watchdog reported at least 150 Arab homicide victims in 2026. No arrests have been made.
- Arab city strikes as far-right MK Sukkot stages visit, pitches Israeli flag
Schools in Umm al-Fahm were shut as far-right MK Yossi Sukkot, chair of the Knesset Education Committee, conducted an uncoordinated visit to the Arab city under heavy police guard, planting an Israeli flag and angering locals.
- Racist far-right Israeli lawmaker’s visit sparks school strike in Palestinian city
A planned visit by far-right Israeli lawmaker Zvi Succot to Umm al-Fahm, a Palestinian city inside Israel, has sparked a school strike due to safety concerns and accusations of politicizing education. Community leaders and the Hadash party head Yousef Jabarin condemned the visit as provocative and racist, citing previous incidents like Succot attempting to break into a school in Tuba Zangariyye.
- 2 Umm al-Fahm men shot and killed in apparently separate incidents in northern Arab towns
Two men from Umm al-Fahm, Ibrahim Agbaria and Wissam Jabareen, were shot and killed in separate incidents in northern Arab towns. Agbaria was killed in his bakery in Kafr Qara during sirens warning of Iranian missile fire, while Jabareen was killed in Musheirifia. The article notes that Agbaria's brother was shot dead four years prior.