A terrorist attempted to stab Jews near the Tomb of the Patriarchs (Maarat HaMachpelah) in Hevron on Friday. Border police manning a checkpoint called to the terrorist to submit to an inspection, at which point he pulled out the knife and prepared to attack.
One of the border police officers quickly jumped on the terrorist and took the knife from his hand. The attacker was arrested. The officer was not hurt.
A similar attack was foiled on Saturday night, when police arrested an Arab man carrying a long knife near the Jewish neighborhood of Hevron.