Arab Israeli attempts to stab cop in Jerusalem’s Old City, is shot dead

knife used in attack

Times of Israel staff and Jacob Magid write, “An Arab Israeli man armed with a knife attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against a policeman in Jerusalem’s Old City Friday afternoon, and was shot dead by security forces, police said. Police said the man, who had come from the direction of the Temple Mount, approached a group of policemen, pulled out a knife and attempted to stab one of them. The officers scuffled with the assailant and one of them shot him, killing him.”

“Police said the man was carrying an ID and was identified as an Israeli civilian, a 30-year-old resident of the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. In the wake of the incident Jordan protested the brief closure of the Temple Mount compound. (more…)