The Border Police officer critically injured earlier today in a coordinated stabbing and shooting attack, has died of her wounds.

She was identified as Hadas Malka, 23.

As YWN reported, three Palestinian terrorists carried out a simultaneous stabbing and shooting attack at two areas in the vicinity of Sha’ar Shechem.  Malka H”YD was part of a group of officers responding to sounds of gunfire, when another terrorist suddenly emerged and began stabbing her.

She was transferred to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in Jerusalem where she underwent emergency surgery, but later succumbed to her injuries.

Police shot and killed Malka’s attacker, as well as two other terrorist who had opened fire on a group of officers.

Four others sustained light to moderate injuries in the attacks.

The Shin Bet identified the terrorists as Mohamad Salah, Adel Hassan Ahmed Ankush and Osama Ahmed Mustafa Ata, all between the ages of 19-18 and from Ramallah. They had all been previously arrested on terror-related suspicions.

The attack took place as Muslims were marking the end of the third Friday of the ‘holy month’ of Ramadan, and after tens of thousands of Palestinians attended prayers at the nearby Al-Aqsa mosque.

Baruch Da’ayan HaEmes

(YWN Headquarters – NYC)