IDF thwarts stabbing attack at West Bank bus stop, kills terrorist

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The IDF shot a Palestinian man as he ran toward a bus stop with a knife. The attack comes amid an increase in West Bank violence.

JERUSALEM POST STAFF      DECEMBER 31, 2021 10:20DECEMBER 31, 2021 13:59

A knife used in an attempted stabbing attack near Ariel on December 31, 2021. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
The IDF thwarted a stabbing attack against civilians at a bus stop at the Giti Avishar junction in the Samaria region of the West Bank, killing the Palestinian terrorist.
No Israelis or soldiers were injured in the Friday morning attack.
“A terrorist got out of a vehicle with a knife in his hand and ran towards the bus stop where there were civilians and fighters,” the IDF said.
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“Soldiers shot at the terrorist and killed him,” the IDF added.

The IDF set up roadblocks in the area and are searching for the vehicle and for other suspects.

The attack came just a day after a Palestinian resident of the Jerusalem area was indicted by the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office for the attempted stabbing of two young ultra-Orthodox Jews a week and a half ago near the Damascus Gate.

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