An attempted terrorist attack took place on Monday morning at the entrance to the IDF's Lachish training base. A contractor worker at the Lachish Air Force base tried to stab a soldier at one of the guard posts at the training base of the Central Command and was neutralized by gun fire from by a noncommissioned officer. The IDF spokesman said that there were no casualties and the details are under investigation.
At the beginning of last week, a police officer was slightly injured in a stabbing attack in the Damascus Gate area of Jerusalem, at a check point. The terrorist who stabbed him was shot dead.