Border police near the Machpelah in Hebron a short time ago detected a suspicious 17-year-old Arab female in the area of the holy site. The young lady was stopped for inspection and the kitchen knife seen in the photo was found in her handbag.

She then resisted arrested but was restrained and taken for questioning.

Police believe she was getting her nerve up to perpetrate an attack but was stopped in time Baruch Hashem.

Published on isru chag Shavuos in Yerushalayim.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Police spokesman unit)