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Israeli police detain youth accused of attempted stabbing in Jerusalem

18:00 Feb 20 2016 near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate

Israeli police detain youth accused of attempted stabbing in Jerusalem
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Illustration: Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. Credit: AFP
Published by Haaretz
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian youth on Saturday evening in occupied East Jerusalem after he allegedly tried to stab Israeli police officers who were searching him.

Israeli police spokesperson Luba al-Samri told Ma’an that Israeli border police approached a young man who was “moving suspiciously” near Damascus Gate in the Old City.

According to Al-Samri, the youth, identified as an 18-year-old Palestinian from the village of Qatanna, attempted to take out a knife and stab the officers as they searched him. The Israeli officers subdued the young man and then detained him.

The spokeswoman said no injuries were reported in the incident.
Over 170 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers since a wave of unrest spread across the occupied Palestinian territory in October.

The unrest has been marked by a surge of small-scale attacks carried out by Palestinian individuals -- predominantly on Israeli military targets -- which have left over 25 Israelis dead, with the majority of suspected Palestinian attackers shot dead on site.
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