Israeli soldiers foiled a stabbing attempt on Wednesday. (Flash90/Yonatan Sindel)
“The guards ordered him to stop, at which point the suspect threw a knife on the ground and was arrested,” the Defense Ministry said.
By JNS via Israel Hayom
Israeli security guards at the Hashmonaim crossing near the city of Modi’in, in central Israel, arrested a Palestinian man on Wednesday for allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack.
The guards, embedded with the Defense Ministry’s Border Crossings Authority, spotted the suspect “suspiciously walking in the direction of the crossing,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
“The guards ordered him to stop, at which point the suspect threw a knife on the ground and was arrested. There were no casualties,” the ministry added.
Recent weeks have seen an uptick in violent incidents as tensions between Jerusalem and Ramallah have increased over Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to large parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
Mahmoud al-Habbash, a top adviser to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, warned on Wednesday that hostilities could erupt if Israel moves ahead with the plan.
“Every home, every young person … can turn into a powder keg if Israel carries out the annexation. When a person loses hope for peace and justice he can turn into a bomb,” he said.
Among its recommended resources was bin Laden’s “Letter to America,” which contains antisemitic claims about…
Revolutionary Guard forces were observed preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines toward the Strait…
More than 2,000 Jewish Canadians have expressed interest in relocating because of safety concerns, the…
If Piker disqualifies El-Sayed, Tucker disqualifies Vance.
The project will link several Israeli weapons systems through a single command-and-control network.
CAIR official Ayman Aishat urged Muslims in Dearborn to use their influence, naming the city…