This is the shocking moment when a 19-year-old girl is killed by a street assassin for refusing to follow a traditional lifestyle in an Arab community.

Victim Dima Bushnak was shot dead near her home in the Bedouin village of Sallama -in Galilee, northern Israel – just before midnight on 14th May.

Disturbing CCTV footage shows student Dima desperately trying to escape her kiiller as she reverses her car at speed.

But in her terrror, she crashes the vehicle into wall and man with a handgun runs towards her.

As he gets to the driver’s window he fires once and runs away before turning back to fire a second shot into Dima.

Moments later a second car’s headlights are seen fleeing the shooting.

Dima was reportedly rushed to hospital in critical condition, where she was later pronounced dead.

Her death came after a series of alleged threats she had received over her choice of lifestyle, family members told local media.

In the days leading up to her murder Dima told friends she thought she was being followed.

One unnamed family member told local media: “Just because Dima wanted to get ahead in life, there are some people that decided to threaten her life and in the end killed her.”

In the past – it emerged – her mother’s car had been set on fire but police had been unable to find out who had done it.

Dima worked in a local business and wanted to support her family while continuing her studies despite the threats.

Pictures of Dima show her in Western clothing, apparently defying threats to lead a traditional life.

The family member added: “They did not want her to work or study.”

Police did not say if there were any suspects or what they believe might have been the motive.

Dima’s murder has become the 78th violent killing in the Arab community this year, a significant increase from the 30 cases reported at this time last year, as reported by the Abraham Initiatives anti-violence watchdog.

Among the victims, she is the sixth Arab female to be killed and the fifteenth woman killed in Israel in 2023.