Stabbing Attack Foiled Near Kiryat Arba

YERUSHALAYIM

View of the Jewish community of Kiryat Arba, near Chevron. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

A Palestinian armed with a knife was arrested Friday morning on suspicion that he had attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near Kiryat Arba.

The arrest took place at the Elias Junction, near the gas station at the entrance to Kiryat Arba.

IDF forces fired towards the terrorist, and he was neutralized and then arrested by the forces.

No one was injured in the attempted stabbing, baruch Hashem.

The suspect has been taken for questioning.

The incident comes days after a stabbing attack in Ariel, where a Palestinian terrorist killed three Jews, Hy”d.

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