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Suspect attempts to stab soldier near Jerusalem checkpoint, is shot and injured
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Security forces search the car of a suspect after an attempted stabbing in Jerusalem, December 23, 2024 (Israel Police)
A suspect who attempted to stab a soldier near the Hizme checkpoint in Jerusalem was shot and injured, police and medics say.
According to police, the assailant got out of a vehicle on Sayeret Dukhifat Street in the capital and brandished a knife as a soldier passed by.
The soldier opened fire at the suspect, seriously wounding him. He was taken by medics to a hospital in Jerusalem.
Police say the incident was an attempted attack.
There are no other injuries.
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