A terrorist stabbed and lightly wounded a woman at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Sunday morning. Security forces apprehended the suspect, a resident of the West Bank, after he fled the scene. Less than three hours earlier, a policeman was lightly wounded in a stabbing attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City.
According to police, “an initial investigation revealed that the woman was standing next to a bust stop on Shamgar Street, when a Palestinian man approached her and stabbed her in the back before fleeing the scene. The wounded woman was evacuated to Sha’are Tzedek hospital. Forces conducted a man hunt to find the assailant.
He was later apprehended at a construction site and tied himself to the attacks.
According to police, the suspect was a 17.5-year-old Palestinian, who tied himself to the attack. Two other Palestinians were detained for questioning by police.
Policeman stabbed near Damascus Gate
David Turgeman, a paramedic with MDA, told Ynet, “When we arrived at the scene we saw a woman about 30 years of age with a knife wound to her upper body in the front seat of a bus. We provided her with initial care and transferred her from the bus to an ambulance.”
The assailant in the first attack on Sunday was later identified as a 38-year-old resident of the Nablus named Bassm Salah. According to police, “He had been walking from Damascus Gate towards Hagai Street when he noticed two border policemen who were patrolling together.”
“He immediately pulled out a knife and ran at the officers while yelling “Allahu Akbar.” He managed to stab one of the border policemen in his neck. The fighters reacted quickly, charging their weapons and firing and killing the attacker. A search of his body revealed an additional knife,” the statement concluded.
Better yet שפוך חמתך על הגוים על ממלכות אשר בשמך לא קראו
May Hashem pour his wrath upon the nations whom do not call out in His name – All the sickness and all the terror and murder should be dumped on the רשעים of the 70 אומות העולם!!