Israel – A knifing attack was thwarted near Kiryat Arba on Friday morning.
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The terrorist was reported to be a 14-year-old Palestinian male who approached soldiers and brandished a knife.
The attacker was subsequently shot in the chest. He was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, unconscious and in critical condition.
On Wednesday, security forces shot and lightly wounded a Palestinian teen girl feared to attempt a stabbing attack at the Eliyahu checkpoint near the West Bank settlement of Alfei Menashe.
Checkpoint security ordered her to stop and fired warning shots in the air. The girl continued and was shot in the leg by security guards in order to stop her when she put her hand into her shirt.
Inspection of her bag and clothing yielded no suspicious items. During initial questioning, the suspect told security force that she “came to die.” The girl was lightly wounded and treated at the scene and no Israeli injuries were initially reported.