Israel Police foil alleged kidnapping and West Bank stabbing plot

Israeli police foiled two alleged terror plots and arrested five individuals in connection with a kidnapping on Tuesday. A 16-year-old Palestinian from Nahaleen was arrested near Neve Daniel in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc after reports of an attempted infiltration. He later admitted to planning to stab an IDF soldier and then commit suicide, stating he "hoped to come across an IDF soldier and attack them." Police found a kitchen knife he had hidden. Separately, a 34-year-old Palestinian from Bani Naim was arrested on Highway 60 for allegedly intending to attack civilians. Additionally, five Yavne residents were arrested for the suspected kidnapping of a man, who was found unharmed; this incident is being investigated as a criminal matter.