11:15AM IL: There has been a stabbing attack at the Minharot Checkpoint between Gush Etzion and Jerusalem. MDA reports an approximately 40-year-old man reports he was stabbed by an Arab who fled the scene. it is unclear if the stabbing occurred at that location or if the wounded man came there for assistance.

11:20AM: Hatzalah Yosh reports the wounded man, who sustained light injuries, arrived at the checkpoint seeking aid while the actual attack occurred on the road between the checkpoint and Har Gilo.

The motive of the stabbing is now under investigation.

12:07PM: IDF officials are now reporting it appears the stabbing was not a terror attack but a criminal incident.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo: Media Resource Group)