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| Police detain Palestinian, 12, said brandishing knife at East Jerusalem checkpoint |
| 2023-06-29 |
| [IsraelTimes] Police say a 12-year-old Paleostinian who approached a checkpoint outside the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem while brandishing a knife has been detained. Border Police forces operating at the checkpoint identified the minor walking toward them on foot with the knife in his hand. The officers called to the suspect to halt, and he threw the knife to the side, a police spokeswoman says. He was then detained. No gunfire was used during the incident, the spokeswoman adds. Related: Shuafat refugee camp: 2023-02-25 Palestinians march throughout West Bank, Gaza in mass show of support for Lion’s Den Shuafat refugee camp: 2023-02-14 Policeman dies after being stabbed by Palestinian, hit by friendly fire Shuafat refugee camp: 2023-02-14 Israeli teen hurt in stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City; suspect, 14, arrested |
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