Attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction

The attacker was neutralized and no other injuries were reported.

MAY 2, 2021 14:20

Knife used in attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) — Knife used in attempted stabbing attack at Gush Etzion Junction.

(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

An attempted stabbing attack was thwarted at Gush Etzion Junction Sunday morning, The IDF reported.

A woman with a knife approached soldiers at the junction and attempted to stab them. The soldiers attempted to stop her and as part of the protocol for stopping a suspect shot at the woman.

The attacker was neutralized and no other injuries were reported.

A 60 year-old Palestinian woman was shot and critically injured after she approached IDF soldiers with a knife and attempted to stab them at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank. She was evacuated to hospital, no troops injured pic.twitter.com/hw8I1vijE4
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) May 2, 2021