Border Police officers arrested a Hebron resident armed with a knife at the Tunnel Checkpoint (Makhsom HaMinharot) on Thursday evening, according to N12. The arrest followed two attacks in Samaria; no injuries were reported during the arrest.
Border Police officers arrested a Hebron resident armed with a knife at the Tunnel Checkpoint (Makhsom HaMinharot) on Thursday evening, according to N12. The arrest followed the third stabbing attempt of the day at the same location, after the suspect was neutralized without gunfire and taken into custody. No injuries were reported during the arrest.
The Zioneer reported at 22:05 Jerusalem that an attacker attempted to stab a female soldier at the checkpoint and was neutralized. Initial reports described the incident as the third attack of the day at the checkpoint, and a subsequent update noted that the suspect was handcuffed and neutralized without gunfire. The arrest by Border Police marks the latest development in the incident.
The Tunnel Checkpoint has been the site of previous security incidents. The Zioneer reported on June 8 that a stabbing attack at the same checkpoint was neutralized. Other recent incidents in the West Bank include a stabbing injury at the Beitar checkpoint on June 29 and a suspected car-ramming at the Meitar checkpoint on June 30, as reported by The Zioneer. Additionally, Israeli forces arrested a terrorist in the Hebron Hills on June 26 who had shot a soldier.
The identity of the suspect and the specific charges have not been disclosed. The incident remains under investigation.
4 developments
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