“A terrorist armed with a knife came to the Shalem police station and stabbed one soldier (…). Border police forces neutralized the terrorist by shooting,” the police said in a statement.
Police said one soldier was seriously injured, while another soldier suffered minor injuries.
Israeli emergency services said they provided medical aid to two wounded men in their 20s.
It is another outbreak of violence in East Jerusalem as Israel steps up its military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
On October 30, a Palestinian seriously wounded an Israeli policeman with a knife in East Jerusalem and was shot dead.
Israeli forces are stepping up a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to an October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which officials say killed 1,400 people. people, mostly civilians, and more than 240 people were taken hostage.
After the Hamas attack, Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip incessantly and sent ground forces there. The Ministry of Health in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Territory says 9,770 people have been killed, and that about two-thirds of them are women and children.
Hamas has been involved in several wars with Israel since taking control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. The group has been recognized as a terrorist by Israel, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and some other countries.
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2024-10-03 05:18:29
