Backing up of Border Police fighters: Border Police
Commander Amir Cohen met today (Sunday) with the Rashat S. fighter and the Sgt. L. fighter who neutralized the terrorist in the stabbing attack at the Nablus Gate. Operational in the field.
Cohen praised the fighters and said that "you acted quickly, determinedly and professionally in the incident and prevented the terrorist from continuing to harm you and the many civilians in the arena. "Early warning - just as you did. This is true of Jerusalem as well as the other places in the State of Israel where the corps fighters are deployed every day in order to be the protective wall of the civilians."
Documentation of the stabbing attack on Saturday afternoon in Jerusalem // Photo: Police spokeswoman
The Border Police commander added to the fighters that the incident could have ended differently, but "thanks to your activities, you prevented further damage to you and the civilians. in the state of Israel".
MK (former) Shakib Shenan, the father of policeman Kamil Shanan who fell on the Temple Mount, also wrote to the Border Police commander and the fighters, expressing his support:
A terrorist with a weapon in his hand who attacked and tried to attack again - his neutralization is mandatory.
To me this is deterrence and this is the right response from the duty of reality.
I strengthen you and fully back you.
In war as in war, there are no compromises, there are only winners and we can not afford anything else.
God will protect you and the State of Israel. "
Border fighter who neutralizes the terrorist in the attack on the Nablus gate gets his weapon back, Photo: Police spokeswoman
Meanwhile, a taxi driver suspected of transporting the terrorist, a 25-year-old resident of the Occupied Territories who was staying in Israel illegally, was earlier arrested as part of an investigation conducted in the Jerusalem District Central Unit following the incident in which a city resident was injured.
At the request of the police representative, his detention was extended for another five days, until next Thursday.
As you may recall, yesterday, around 4:30 PM, the terrorist arrived near Nablus Gate Square in Jerusalem, where he pulled out a knife and stabbed a civilian.
The terrorist was then documented as trying to stab the border police who arrived at the scene. Following the stabbing attack, the citizen, an ultra-Orthodox resident of the city, was injured and sought medical treatment.
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