Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeProsecutors say the three killed Marwan Abu Shahin to stop him from testifying in an extortion case; one defendant is the brother of a man Abu Shahin was due to testify againstShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeDeiaa Haj Yahia10:13 AM • August 21 2026 IDTThree men were charged on Thursday with the June killings of a key prosecution witness in an extortion case and a private investigator who was with him, alleging that the witness was murdered to prevent him from testifying against members of a northern Israeli crime family.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Golan HeightsIsrael crimeArab IsraelisIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesBen-Gurion Airport Gaza probeE1 Settlement Tender TurkeyNetanyahuBen-GvirWest BankPollHaaretz PodcastWorking With Government Is How We Keep Jewish Canadians Safe'It Was a Calling: Go to Israel, Meet This People. And I Went''Cannibalizing the Camp': The Petty Politics Destroying Israel's OppositionAs Hamas Rebuilds in Gaza, Israelis Across the Border Lose Faith in the IDFSettlers Set Fire to Palestinian Quarry in Southern West Bank, Reports SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?