An Eritrean man was stabbed to death in Netanya on Saturday during a brawl that left eight other Eritreans injured.
One of the injured, a man in his 30s, was in serious condition, and the rest of the casualties were in light-to-moderate condition.
Footage of the scene on Herzl Street in Netanya showed chairs being thrown and police breaking up the fight by firing in the air.
Four people were reportedly arrested at the scene on suspicion of taking part in the melee. Police suspect that the man who was murdered opposed the regime in Eritrea and was stabbed by supporters.
On Friday night, a brawl between Eritreans in south Tel Aviv sent two people to the hospital in serious condition. Earlier in the week, an Eritrean asylum seeker was stabbed to death.
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Last month, a massive brawl broke out outside the Eritrean embassy in Tel Aviv between supporters and opponents of the regime, leaving nearly 200 people injured.
נתניה: מספר זירות של אלימות מסתננים בדקות האחרונות בעיר.
דווח על מס' פצועים, כמו כן בוצע ירי משטרתי.
נכון לשעה זו נרצח אחד ופונו מעל 10 פצועים אריתראים.
טירוף. pic.twitter.com/RGVQ6SztCY— ידידיה אפשטיין (@yedidya_epstien) September 30, 2023
Since the brawl, violence between Eritreans in Israel has been on the rise.
Members of the community have been warning of public calls to attack opponents of the regime that have appeared on social media.
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Eritrea over the years, with large numbers setting off into the deserts of Sudan and then North Africa. Many seek to reach safety in Europe.
According to June statistics, there are 17,850 Eritrean migrants in Israel.
President Isaias Afwerki, 77, has led Eritrea since it won independence from Ethiopia in a long guerrilla war. There are no elections, no free press, and exit visas are required.
Many young people are forced into military service with no end date, human rights groups and United Nations experts say.
