A 20-year-old female Border Police officer was lightly injured in a stabbing attack at a checkpoint in the Gush Etzion tunnel road near Jerusalem on Tuesday morning.

The terrorist, who was armed with a knife and a sharpened screwdriver, was shot and killed by other Border Police officers and security guards at the scene.

Paramedics who arrived at the scene administered emergency medical aid to the officer and evacuated her in light condition to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. B’Chasdei Hashem, she suffered from only superficial injuries to her back and arm.

Police said after the incident that the terrorist was on a bus from the Palestinian Authority that was stopped at the checkpoint to be checked. As the terrorist was being questioned to ensure he had a legal entry permit, he stabbed the police officer with a screwdriver.

The police said they found a knife and other suspicious items on the terrorist’s body.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)