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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian woman, on Wednesday, while at the al-Zaayim checkpoint east of occupied Jerusalem for attempting to carry out a stabbing attack.

Hebrew-language news outlets reported that a Palestinian woman held up a knife at Israeli soldiers who stopped a bus for search, at the al-Zaayim checkpoint.

Israeli soldiers opened fire in the air before detaining the woman, and transferring her for interrogation.

No injuries were reported.

Sources added that the woman is a resident of the northern occupied West Bank district of Tulkarem.