IDF: Soldier shot assailant who tried to stab him near Ariel

The IDF says the attempted attack near Ariel was thwarted by a soldier whom the assailant tried to stab.

“An assailant armed with a knife attempted to stab a soldier at the Gitai Avisar junction west of Ariel,” the army says in a statement. “Responding to immediate danger, the soldier shot and detained the attacker.”

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