Scene of attack at Ofra junction Arutz Sheva
An Arab terrorist armed with a knife tried to stab Jews at a favored hitchhiking spot outdoor of a Jewish neighborhood north of Jerusalem Thursday afternoon.
The terrorist targeted Israeli security forces stationed at the Ofra junction in Samaria, but was shot and neutralized earlier than he became able to reach his supposed victims.
IDF troopers placed near the junction opened hearth on the terrorist as he charged them.
Emergency response teams had been called to website of the tried attack to deal with the wounded attacker, who became in critical circumstance. He was later declared useless on the scene.
an army spokesperson demonstrated the incident and the terrorist's death in an announcement launched in English to journalists half an hour after the attempted attack.
"[A] Palestinian assailant armed with a knife tried to stab an Israel defense Forces soldier guarding a bus cease near the community of Ofra. Responding to threat, forces at the scene shot the assailant, resulting in his death."
Knife from attempted attack IDF Spokesperson
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