A Palestinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli policeman in Jerusalem on Sunday and was then killed when security forces opened fire at him, which wounded another officer, a police spokesperson said.
The 19-year-old approached two officers who were stationed in the Old City, pulled out a knife and stabbed one of them, the spokesperson said. Police officers nearby "responded by firing at him and neutralizing the terrorist." Emergency medical teams pronounced him dead on the scene. A second officer was also lightly wounded as a result of the gunfire.
Police released a photo of a knife laying on a cobblestone alley in the ancient Old City, with blood splattered nearby.
Palestinian officials did not immediately comment.
Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev said in a tweet that as the holy month of Ramadan nears, extremists will try to increase tensions in the city and the police forces will be alert and ready for any event.
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Police forces at the site of a stabbing attack wounding two members of the police on Sunday
(Photo: Yoav Davidovitch)
This was the third stabbing attack in the Jerusalem area in less than a week.
On Thursday a 40-year old man arrived at the Hizma checkpoint with stab wounds wounds and on Wednesday, a 48-year-old Israeli man was moderately wounded in Hizma - having been stabbed in the neck.
First published: 07:51, 03.06.22