AGENCIES - An attacker stabbed two men near Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Monday, according to Israeli police, wounding them before being shot and killed by police officers.
There are conflicting reports about the condition of the injured. One report from Israel’s Red Cross, Magen David Adom, said one of the injured was in a severe condition. A second report from a volunteer emergency services worker on the scene said both the injured men had suffered stab wounds to the upper body and were in a moderate condition.
Police said a policeman fired at the attacker; Israel’s ZAKA emergency response service said the attacker was dead.
AA ads: The Israeli police killed the Palestinian man on Monday in occupied East Jerusalem under the suspicion that he was going to carry out a stabbing attempt. An eyewitness told Anadolu Agency they saw a young man lying on the ground.
According to Anadolu Agency correspondent, the site of the incident is close to East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
Since April 13, clashes erupted across the occupied territories because of Israeli attacks and restrictions on Palestinians in East Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and an Israeli court’s decision to evict 12 Palestinian families from their homes in favor of Israeli settlers.