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19:02: Please be mispallel for the victims, Yosef Chaim ben Zahava and Naor ben Rus (Rut/Ruth) bsoch kol cholei am yisrael. 

Recap of Pisgat Ze’ev Stabbing Attack:

Two Islamic terrorist attacked a Jewish male at about 3:22 PM, wounding him seriously. They continued towards Sisha Asar Street, where they saw a 13-year-old riding a bicycle. They attacked him too, wounding him gravely.

Passersby who saw what was taking place ran towards the attackers who began fleeing towards a major thoroughfare in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood, Moshe Dayan Blvd, also the route of the Jerusalem light rail. It appears one of the terrorists was struck by a vehicle while the second continued running. A police unit manned by a border police officer and policeman saw the fleeing terrorist heading towards them with his knife in hand. They called him to stop and when he did not they fired at him.

The victims were transported to Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital where a 13-year-old boy remains in grave condition and a 25-year-old male remains in serious condition, in surgery at this time.

The following message was released by the Hadassah spokesperson to the media a short time ago. “A wounded person, 16, arrived in the trauma unit with a penetrating head injury. It is unclear how this occurred. The victim is in grave condition, on a respirator. It may be a third terrorist” but this remains uncertain at this time.

INITIAL UPDATES AS STORY UNFOLDED:

15:22: Emergency agencies are responding to a reported stabbing attack on Sisha Asar (16) Street in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev.

According to preliminary reports, a child was stabbed and two terrorists have been neutralized.

15:17: Two terrorists appear involved in the attack. One was seriously wounded and the second in custody.

15:25: Advanced life support resuscitation is being performed on the victim, a teen.

15:27: The age of the seriously wounded victim is reported as 13 and 16. CPR is ongoing as paramedics continue advanced life support in an effort to save his life. There appears to be a second victim in light condition.

15:31: The picture is changing as information becomes available. There is a 16-year-old in traumatic cardiac arrest. EMTs and paramedics are working to save his life. A second victim, about 20, is in serious condition. These are the two victims of the attack.

Officials are now reporting there is only one terrorist, was seriously wounded by security forces.

15:35: There are conflicting reports as some agencies operating on the scene reports there were two attackers, not one. This will be clarified in the recap after the wounded have been transported and the results of the preliminary investigation released to the media.

15:44: Two youths arrived in the community and went in different directions as did the terrorists apparently. Each terrorist stabbed one of the victims. One victim, about 14-16, was gravely injured and went into traumatic cardiac arrest.

The second victim, about 20, is listed in serious condition.

Border police are notified and respond immediately, firing at the attackers, killing one and wounding the second.

15:51: Acting Israel Police Chief Bentzi Sau received notification of this latest stabbing attack during a special session of the Knesset Interior Committee to discuss the security crisis.

15:55: Magen David Adom paramedic Itzik Asraf was at both Monday afternoon terror attacks, near National Police HQ and Pisgat Ze’ev.

He explains a man about 25 was stabbed in his upper body in Pisgat Ze’ev, conscious and in very serious condition. He told medics “someone shouted Ala Akbar and stabbed me”.

The crowd then shouted at the paramedics to head about 800 meters away, to the site of the younger man, about 17, who was more seriously wounded. He was transported to Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital in critical condition.

16:03: At this time the Knesset is convening for the winter session. The session will undoubtedly address the nationwide security crisis.

There is additional Knesset security on hand to permit ousting any lawmaker who becomes unruly during the session. There are also additional restrictions for visitors in Knesset today.

16:05: According to Hadassah Hospital spokesperson Hadar Elbaum, despite widely circulating rumors to the contrary the gravely injured terror victim is still alive.

The Pisgat Ze’ev security officer has declared a state of emergency in the community and children will not be permitted to leave school unless their parents come to take them.

16:12: One of the victims for tefilos is Naor ben Rus bsoch kol cholei am yisrael.

17:16: A Jerusalem police spokesman report the terrorists responsible for this attack are residents of the Beit Haninah neighborhood of the capital, ages 13 and 17, with the former being wounded and latter shot dead.

[IMAGES VIA URI DAVIS]

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)