An investigation into the murder of Eliahu Cohen, a farmer from Moshav Shekef, showed that he was stabbed seven times in his back and then struck with a steel pipe. His mutilated body was found Monday morning in the moshav’s vineyards.
An overnight curfew was clamped on eight Arab villages in the Lachish region of Israel while police searched for the murderer of Cohen, 33. The curfew was lifted Tuesday morning.
Twenty Arabs detained as suspects Monday remained in custody Tuesday.
Cohen went to work unarmed Sunday night. Authorities said relations between Shekef and the Arab villagers had been good until the Palestinian uprising began in the West Bank and Gaza Strip more than six months ago. Since then, moshav property has been frequently damaged by the villagers.
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