Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian who entered Israel and was allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack, Ynetnews cited police as saying on Wednesday.

The suspect, a resident of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, was arrested in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in a joint operation by the Border Police’s undercover unit, the Israel Police and the Shin Bet security agency.

Police said the man pulled a knife on the officers during the arrest, but was overpowered.

He was taken in for questioning.

Source: MENA