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A man was arrested and charged with numerous charges after he held a Jewish woman at knifepoint inside her home in Israel, according to police reports.
Israel Police said that a police officer arrested Monday morning, a Palestinian man, 20, of Tulkarem, who is residing illegally in Israel, after he threatened a woman with a knife.
A police officer, who lives near the victim’s house, heard the screams of the 68-year-old in Afula. He went over to the home, saw how a Palestinian man was holding a knife to the woman’s throat and threatening to kill her. The police officer raised his weapon at the young Palestinian ordering him to free the woman. The man let the woman go and police then arrested him.
The woman told police that the young man threatened her with the knife for no reason.
Israeli police revealed that an investigation has been launched into the circumstances of the incident to determine whether the incident was criminal related or motivated by nationalism.
Police also said that the suspect will be questioned by Israel's National Security Agency, or Shin Bet.