a palestinian woman attempted to stab an Israeli police officer in the Old City of Jerusalem today, in the eastern part of the city occupied by Israel, while the tension in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains very high. In today’s case, the agent managed to subdue the attacker and there were no injuries.
According to a police spokesman, the attempted stabbing occurred at one of the entrances to the Esplanade of the Mosques, the third holiest place in Islam and one of the epicenters of the conflict, where there is usually a large Israeli security device. Also It is one of the points where attacks against agents committed by Palestinians often take place intermittently.
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In today’s incident, a 44-year-old woman from Jenin – the city in the occupied West Bank where this 2023 there was more violence with Israeli forces – approached an agent “with her face covered by a hijab, she pulled out a knife and tried to stab him,” police said.
“The policeman was not injured thanks to the protective vest he was wearing, reacted immediately by pushing the terrorist to the ground and forcibly subdued her“Added the same source. After that, the attacker was arrested and taken to the police station for questioning.
The incident generated tension and small clashes between agents and Palestinians in the area, according to local media, while the Police temporarily blocked access to the Old City of Jerusalem, according to EFE.
Palestinian woman tries to stab Israeli soldier. The events occurred in the last hours in the old city of Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/FYMwVytzIJ
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Last Wednesday, the Israeli Police killed a Palestinian youth by shooting him in the vicinity of the Old City, after he stabbed and wounded an Israeli man at a tram station.
Clashes in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have increased significantly this year, especially in West Bank territory, but also in Jerusalem and several cities in Israel.
Just today, a military raid by the Israeli army in Jenin – in which three members of the Islamist group Hamas were arrested – led to clashes and six Palestinians were injured.
In so far this year, 188 Palestinians have died in the West Bank or on Israeli territory. Most were attackers or militants who were killed in gun battles with Israeli troops, but there were also civilians, including 35 minors.
On the Israeli side, those killed by Palestinian attacks total 32, mostly settlers, and also four members of the security forces
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