A civilian security guard and a female IDF soldier were injured in a stabbing attack near the checkpoint on the tunnels road, on Route 60 near the entrance to Jerusalem, on Wednesday morning.

The terrorist arrived at the checkpoint on a bike, stabbed the soldier and the guard, and was then quickly shot and neutralized by an IDF soldier at the checkpoint.

Witnesses said that the terrorist was neutralized within seconds. He was later identified as a 15-year-old from a nearby Palestinian village.

The 25-year-old guard and 19-year-old soldier were lightly to moderately injured. They received emergency medical aid at the scene and were evacuated to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)