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Man shoots two people in Miami, thinking they are Palestinians: Report

A man who shot and wounded a father and son on a beach in the US city of Miami told the police he shot them because he thought they were Palestinians, the Miami Herald reports.

The arrest form for the man, identified as Mordechai Brafman, said he “spontaneously stated that while he was driving his truck, he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both”, the newspaper said.

Police did not say whether the two victims, who were hospitalised with their injuries, were Palestinian, but said they were visiting from Israel.

Meanwhile, the Instagram account @South_Florida_Simchas posted a picture of the injuries and said the two people who were shot were an Israeli father and son visiting Miami.

Several violent attacks on Palestinians have been reported in the US since Israel’s war on Gaza, including one in which a 41-year-old woman allegedly attempted to drown a three-year-old Palestinian-American girl in Texas.


Jewish Man Arrested in Miami After Shooting Two Israelis He Reportedly Thought Were Palestinians

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025-02-17/ty-article/man-arrested-in-miami-beach-after-shooting-two-israelis-he-thought-were-palestinians/00000195-1481-d0af-a197-de9504cd0000

Mordechai Brafman shot at two men Saturday night, reported to be an Israeli father and son, leaving them with minor injuries. He reportedly told police he 'saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both'