Police increasingly believe killing of Israeli couple was criminal, not nationalist

Investigators said there is growing suspicion of a criminal – rather than a nationalist motive – after determining that the main suspect in the killing of Ruslan and Olga Prihodko last month, an Arab Israeli teenager, may have known the victims before the shooting

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Investigators said there is growing suspicion of a criminal – rather than a nationalist motive – after determining that the main suspect in the killing of Ruslan and Olga Prihodko last month, an Arab Israeli teenager, may have known the victims before the shooting

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09:34 AM • June 05 2026 IDT

Israeli police said Thursday that there is increasing reason to believe the killing of an Israeli couple found dead in central Israel last month was criminal in nature rather than nationalist-motivated.

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