Photo Credit: Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit
Knife confiscated by police (March 2017)

Alert Israeli Border Guard Police prevented two Palestinian Authority Arab suspects from carrying out a terrorist attack on Sunday (March 5) near the Jewish community of Tapuach.

The suspects were caught by police close to the intersection known as the Tapuach Junction.

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They were spotted by police while they were checking out the area in advance of launching an attack.

Israel Police say the two men, both residents of the city of Shechem, were picked up for suspicious activity. They were arrested after a routine body search turned up a knife.

Both suspects were transferred to security personnel for questioning.


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.