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Israeli police arrested a man carrying a large knife on Tuesday after he approached opposition politician Yair Golan during an election-day campaign appearance in Tel Aviv, Anadolu Agency reported, citing the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
The incident took place during a voter mobilisation tour at Railway Park in Tel Aviv, according to a statement from the Democrats party, which Golan chairs.
The party said an unidentified man wearing a jacket approached Golan in a threatening manner before his security guards intercepted him. A large knife fell from the man’s clothing as the guards moved toward him, the report said.
Golan’s security team restrained the man and called police, who later arrested him, according to the report. The party said the guards had prevented him from acting and that no one was injured.
The suspect’s intentions have not been independently established. Police have not released details of the investigation.
Golan blamed political incitement for the incident. “Incitement and violence will not deter us,” he said, urging Israelis to vote in Tuesday’s elections.
Israelis were voting in general elections for the 120-seat Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former army chief Gadi Eisenkot were leading the main rival political camps.
Neither bloc was assured of winning the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority, raising the prospect of coalition negotiations after the vote.
