Suspect in New Year’s Day shooting rampage killed by police in Israel

By Seamus Kearney





A man suspected of carrying out a shooting rampage in Israel on New Year’s Day has been shot and killed by police.

Arab citizen Nashat Melham was accused of killing three people, in an attack in which the motive remains unclear.

Some reports say Melham was shot dead at a mosque in a northern Arab town; other reports say he was killed outside a building he was using as a hideout.

Israeli media report that Melham attempted to escape and pointed a gun at officers.

The police launched a massive manhunt after the shooting rampage, carrying out door to door searches in numerous locations.

It is reported Melham was identified by relatives from the CCTV footage of the Tel Aviv shooting.

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According to Israeli newspapers he was hiding among houses of his relatives and when a search

party was set to capture him he append fire with a sub machine gun he used to commit the murders

few days ago and shot and killed, in realty, this was a forgone ending for his rampage....

According to Israeli newspapers.......