A terrorist who tried to stab Israeli security forces at Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs was killed during the attack.
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The woman assailant arrived at one of the screening areas at the holy site, where she tried to stab a Border Police officer who was there with other troops. "The Border Police officers saw the danger posed by the terrorist and made sure to neutralize her," the nearby Kiryat Arba municipality said in a statement. "The targeted officer suffered a minor wound to his neck," it continued adding that the road connecting the community to the site remains open. "Security forces are on alert for any contingency," it said.
This is the latest incident in a spate of recent terrorist attacks on Israelis. On Thursday a terrorist from the Palestinian town of Jenin opened fire on people at a bar in central Tel Aviv, killing three. A total of 14 people have been murdered by terrorists in Israel since late March.
As a result of the attacks, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett vowed that Israel would not relent in hitting back at the terrorists and anyone who may have helped them. "We are moving from defense to offense," Bennett said on Saturday.
In a separate incident, a mentally ill Israeli Jew tried to forcibly take a weapon from a female soldier at an Ashkelon bus stop. He was shot dead by the Binyamin Regional Brigade commander who happened to stand nearby. Terrorism has been ruled out.
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