Tag Archive for Border Police

Israel Border Policewoman Prevents Stabbing – Apprehends Assailant

Having been arrested for attempted stabbing in the past, an Arab woman tried to enter the Cave of Machpela with 3 knives, intending once again to stab a policeman.

By Gil Ronen

 

A woman serving in the Border Police thwarted a planned stabbing attack by a female Arab terrorist in Hevron Monday morning.

Knives confiscated from woman – Photo courtesy Israel Police

The terrorist, who is a resident of Hevron and in her 20s, arrived at one of the entrances to the Cave of Machpela around 11:00 a.m.. She had come from the casbah area.

The woman aroused the suspicion of the Border Policewoman, who began carrying out a search, with security precautions. Continue Reading »

Arab Tries to Stab 2 Police Officers

 

Male & female Border Police officers were searching a suspicious man who then turned to stab them.

By Gil Ronen

 

An Arab terrorist attempted to stab a male and female Border Police team Sunday evening at a checkpoint near Tayibeh, in central Israel. He was arrested and did not succeed in hurting anyone.

The man was driving a car that held several other passengers. He aroused the suspicion of the Border Police team and they asked him to identify himself.

After they found that he identified himself falsely, they conducted a physical search on him. In the course of the search, a pocket knife fell to the ground. Continue Reading »

IDF & Police Clash with Settlers Over Demolition of Jewish Outpost

Large numbers of Border Police & IDF troops descended on the community of Yitzhar during the wee hours of Thursday morning to destroy several illegal buildings.

By David Lev

 

Large numbers of IDF troops and border police descended on the community of Yitzhar overnight Wednesday and destroyed several buildings in a new section of the town, called Haseruga. The government contends that the section is an illegal outpost. The section was established about six months ago, after several attempts to build a community there were thwarted.

Yitzhar, Wednesday night

Yitzhar, Wednesday night
Yitzhar spokesperson

A spokesperson for Yitzhar said that police acted in a brutal and vicious manner, tying up the security guard of the town and confiscating his cellphone – so he could not alert residents to the raid, which took place at 3:30 AM. Continue Reading »