Police say officers thwarted a potential attack in Jerusalem’s Nof Zion neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
According to police, residents spotted a suspicious-looking person who seemed to be surveying homes in the area and called for help.
A Border Police patrol unit that arrived found the man and surrounded him, asking him to show them his hands.
Police say the man refused to show his right hand, which he kept behind his back, and asked the officers to let him return to his home.
When, moments later, he finally agreed to display his right hand, he kept it in a fist.
One of the officers subdued the man and discovered a knife up his sleeve, according to the police, who said the man was a 21-year-old resident of Jabel Mukaber.
Police release a photo of a knife they say was being concealed by a Palestinian man in Jerusalem who was found observing homes in the Nof Zion neighborhood on October 23, 2015. (Israel Police)
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