Palestinian woman nabbed in outpost; settlers say she tried to stab woman
A Palestinian woman was arrested Monday after she entered an illegal outpost in the central West Bank and allegedly tried to stab the wife of the farm owner, the military said.
“A report was received from residents of Sdeh Efraim Farm that a short while ago an assailant entered the farm… and tried to stab the farm owner’s wife with a knife,” the Israel Defense Forces said.
Residents of the outpost subdued the Palestinian woman, without seriously injuring her, and handed her over to IDF troops who arrived at the scene.
The military said a knife was recovered.
The identity of the Palestinian woman was not immediately released.
It was not immediately clear if this case was related to an alleged attack last month in which an unarmed Palestinian man from the next-door village of Ras Karkar entered Sdeh Efraim Farm in the predawn hours of February 5 and was shot to death after an altercation with residents of the outpost.
Monday’s incident came hours after the military said a Palestinian man tried to stab a soldier as his unit was conducting an arrest raid in the northern West Bank village of Tubas.
The soldier was lightly wounded in the exchange but succeeded in pushing his attacker back, allowing his commander to open fire, shooting and injuring the assailant.