A Palestinian woman was arrested at one of the entrances to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron for holding a knife.

According to reports from the scene, the woman produced a knife from her bag during a routine inspection at the entrance to the site, and attempted to stab the Israeli security forces. The forces sprayed her with pepper spray and arrested her.

Israeli Civil Administration forces have demolished four structures deemed illegal that were built by Palestinians near the Jewish community of Carmel in the Mount Hebron region.

The structures were said to have been funded by the European Union, and had the union’s flag placed on it.

Sagi Muki, the Israeli Judo champion, has moved on to the semi-finals in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Muki, who is competing in the men’s 73 kg category in the Judo event, has beat American Olympic athlete Nick Delpopolo in the quarter finals and will be fighting Azebaijan’s Rustam Orujov later tonight for a place in the finals.