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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Palestinian Authority says Jerusalem stabbing suspect killed, body detained
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Palestinian Authority’s General Authority for Civilian Affairs says the suspect in the attempted stabbing at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem was killed and his body detained by Israel.
He is identified as Qussai Halaika, 28, from the town of al-Shuyukh, north of Hebron in the southern West Bank.
No one else was injured in the apparent attempted terror attack.
عاجل | مصادر محلية: الشهيد الذي ارتقى برصاص قوات الاحتلال عند حاجز الأنفاق جنوبي القدس؛ بزعم محاولته تنفيذ عملية طعن، هو الشاب قصي ماهر حلايقة من بلدة الشيوخ شمال الخليل.#قدس_بلس pic.twitter.com/S9Kx1EkjB8
— قدس بلس (@PlusQuds) January 28, 2026
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