Israeli Border Police Thwart Stabbing Attack Near Givat Ze’ev
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by Israel Hayom / JNS.org
Members of Israeli border police patrol near the scene of a security incident at an Israeli military base near Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
JNS.org – Israeli Border Police thwarted a stabbing on Wednesday morning at the Al-Jib crossing outside of Givat Ze’ev, northwest of Jerusalem, a statement by a spokesman for the unit revealed.
According to the statement, a 43-year-old Palestinian drove up to the checkpoint and was spotted by troops on duty to be holding a knife.
When they aimed their weapons at the would-be assailant, he threw down the knife, police said.
He was then arrested and taken in for questioning by security officials.
