Scene of attack near Shilo
Scene of attack near ShiloShlomo Mattityahu/TPS

An Israeli civilian identified a suspicious Palestinian Authority woman this afternoon at the Shilo Junction in Samaria.

After he shouted at her, she threw away a knife she held in her hand.

An IDF force arrested the suspect, after which a bottle of gasoline was also found on her person.

The woman is being interrogated at the scene. There are no Israeli casualties from the incident.