Police were called to Kfar Yafia following a shooting incident • 9 injured, 4 of them in serious and moderate condition • The severely wounded were evacuated to Maimonides

• Illustration photography // Michelle Dot Com

Mid-street shooting in Kfar Yafia:  Nine people were injured on Saturday in various injuries, following a shooting incident in Kfar Yafia in the Galilee. 

The incident was reported at the Israel Police hotline 100 and nine were injured - two of them seriously injured and two of them moderately. Five other people involved in the incident sustained minor injuries. The four seriously injured were evacuated to the English hospital in Nazareth, and the rest to the Italian hospital in the city. Police forces summoned to the scene gather findings at the scene, collect evidence and disperse the curious gathered at the scene. 

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Police said at this stage the background to the incident is unclear and its circumstances are being investigated.   

The English hospital in Nazareth said: "Following the shooting event in Yafia, four were wounded in the hospital. Two of them were in serious condition and two were in moderate condition. Remains in the English hospital and is being analyzed there. "