Palestinian woman stabs Israeli guard

A Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli security guard at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem.

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JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli security guard at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem.

The guard, 28, was taken to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital with a two-inch deep stab wound in his abdomen. The woman, 21, of  the West Bank town of Ramallah, was arrested.

The attack followed a day of Arab rioting at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, though was not clear if the stabbing attack was related, according to reports. 
 

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