Gaza Crime, Murder Rate on Rise
Poor living conditions, high unemployment and Israel's siege are contributing to a rising crime rate in Gaza.
In the past few weeks, Palestinians have been incensed by a number of cases of arson and murder in the Gaza Strip causing several deaths and injuries.
The last of these incidents was the killing of Amin Shrab, 60, a currency trader. He was found dead in his shop near the Great Mosque in Gaza City. A pharmacist was injured after being assaulted with a sharp object in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City. According to the Palestinian police, the motive behind the crimes was theft.
Police spokesman Ayyoub Abu Shaar said in a press statement last Friday, May 31, that Shrab’s killer assaulted his victim by stabbing him in the chest and giving him a blow to the head.
Another young man died and his body was found on the Gaza shore. Abu Shaar said that the victim drowned and the damage to his body was caused by it staying in the sea for several days.
