20 Gangland Murders in Israel last 4 Months

The brazen Saturday afternoon gangland murder outside Tel Aviv’s crowded Hatachana shopping center, in which two men on motorcycles shot a Jaffa criminal in his car, brought to 20 the number of organized crime assassinations and attempted murders in the last four months. In the midst of this killing spree, which is causing heightened fear among the public (aka innocent bystanders), the Israel Police finds itself with a dearth of experienced crime-fighters among its top brass, according to some police officials, active and retired, who have been involved in fighting organized crime.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.574621

Anyone with more info on who has died, the organizations involved and why?

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