Border Police say they foiled West Bank stabbing
[IsraelTimes] Border Police say they foiled a stabbing attack in the West Bank, arresting a 22-year-old Paleostinian who was carrying two knives.
A police statement says the man was spotted acting suspiciously in the town of Huwara in the northern West Bank.
Officers detained him and found he was carrying two knives. A letter to his parents was also found in his pocket in which he apologized and promised them they would receive a large sum of money for his actions, police say.
He was handed over to the Shin Bet for further questioning.
Police say they foiled Old City stabbing attack
[IsraelTimes] Police say they foiled an attempt by a Paleostinian man to carry out a stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Last night officers arrested a West Bank resident who was found to be carrying a pair of scissors hidden in a packet, police say.
He was detained after acting suspiciously and taken for questioning where he admitted planning to a stabbing attack.
Palestinians torch Israeli bus after driver takes wrong turn in East Jerusalem
[IsraelTimes] A bus driver takes a wrong turn and ends up in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, where his vehicle is torched by local Paleostinians.
The driver, 72, escapes the scene but is treated for smoke inhalation by MDA medics. He is taken to the Hadassah Hospital in Mount Scopus for further treatment.
The Kan public broadcaster reports the bus was hit with a Molotov cocktail.
Video shows police patrol cars blocking the street ahead of the burning bus.