Ashdod police report that a 14-year-old Arab male armed with a kitchen knife was stopped for inspection, at which time he showed officers a forged identity card. The teen is a resident of the PA (Palestinian Authority) who was inside Green Line Israel illegally.

On Tuesday evening 30 Tishrei a call was received by the police dispatcher in the southern district of a man carrying a knife in his hand in Ashdod. Police responded immediately and saw the young man holding the knife for all to see.

The man placed the knife on the ground as instructed to do by police and they then checked his ID card, which was learned to be forged. It was learned the knife he was carrying was used in a nearby factory where the young man is employed. It appears he was using the forged ID card to enter “Israel proper” and find employment.

The suspect was arraigned in the Ashkelon Magistrate Court on Wednesday.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photo: Ashdod police spokesman)