Israeli police detained a 15-year-old Palestinian girl who attempted to stab them in Jerusalem. The girl approached the troops at the French Hill intersection and drew a knife. She fled and was apprehended. In addition, a Palestinian teen-ager fired a pistol at Israeli troops stationed at a roadblock between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
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