The terrorist who perpetrated the stabbing attack at the Lion’s Gate entrance to Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday night has been apprehended. A chareidi male in his 60s was wounded in the attack, stabbed in his upper back.
The terrorist fled the scene but according to a police report, he was apprehended at about 01:00, some three hours later, in one of the alleyways of the Old City. He is reportedly an 18-year-old Arab male, a PA (Palestinian Authority) resident.
The attack took place on Maale Chaldaya Street in the so-called Muslim Quarter of the Old City. The victim was walking towards Lion’s Gate when attacked from behind. The wounded man ran towards the gate, aware of the constant police presence there. He was transported to Shaare Zedek Hospital where he remains in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit in stable condition.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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