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Police detain Palestinian, 12, said brandishing knife at East Jerusalem checkpoint
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
This handout phot shows a knife a Palestinian minor was allegedly armed with at a checkpoint near the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, June 28, 2023. (Israel Police)
Police say a 12-year-old Palestinian who approached a checkpoint outside the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem while brandishing a knife has been detained.
Border Police forces operating at the checkpoint identified the minor walking toward them on foot with the knife in his hand.
The officers called to the suspect to halt, and he threw the knife to the side, a police spokeswoman says.
He was then detained. No gunfire was used during the incident, the spokeswoman adds.
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