Assailant flees after aborted attack near Nablus

The Israeli military says it is searching for a would-be assailant who tried to stab soldiers in the West Bank Monday morning.

The IDF says the attacker “charged at forces” at the Bitot Junction south of Nablus with a knife.

Israeli security forces gather around the body of a Palestinian man who tried to stab an Israeli soldier before being shot dead, at the Bitot Junction south of Nablus on February 21, 2016. (AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)
Israeli security forces gather around the body of a Palestinian man who tried to stab an Israeli soldier before being shot dead, at the Bitot Junction south of Nablus on February 21, 2016. (AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)

The suspect fled after warning shots were fired in the air and searches are now taking place, the army says.

The junction was the site of an attempted stabbing attack a day earlier. In that instance, forces shot and killed the assailant.

 

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