Baqa al-Gharbiyye resident attacks soldier

A 21-year-old resident of the Arab Israeli city of Baqa al-Gharbiyye attacks an IDF soldier at a checkpoint near the city and tries to steal his weapons, Ynet reports. Soldiers apprehend the suspect.

The motives of the incident are unclear, as the suspect and soldier were arguing before he tried to snatch the soldier’s weapon.

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