Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Police are seen at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City, September 4, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
A Palestinian woman from the Jenin area in the northern West Bank was arrested after attempting to stab a police officer in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday night, law enforcement officials said.
Police said the 44-year-old pulled out a knife in the Bab Hutta neighborhood, near the Lion’s Gate entrance to the Old City, and tried to stab an officer guarding the area.
The officer was unharmed, as the knife did not penetrate a protective vest he was wearing.
He subdued the assailant without gunfire, police said.
Other officers quickly reached the scene and detained her.
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This handout photo shows a knife a Palestinian woman tried to stab a police officer with in Jerusalem’s Old City, September 4, 2023. (Israel Police)
The chief of police for Jerusalem, Deputy Commissioner Doron Turgeman, showed up to the scene to be briefed on the attack.
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The attempted stabbing came as tensions have remained high across the region, amid a string of Palestinian attacks in Israel and the West Bank that have left 27 civilians and three soldiers dead, and several others seriously wounded since the beginning of the year.
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