The woman approached a Jewish man from behind and stabbed him in the upper body near the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem, police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AP.
The details of the attack are not yet clear. Earlier, information emerged that the assailant, a Palestinian woman, was critically wounded. According to Yeshiva World News, the attacker was shot dead on the spot.
Several reports in the Israeli media said the man was able to respond and shot his attacker.
#BREAKING Stabbing attack in the old city of Jerusalem. @Mdais #paramedics are treating 1 victim + the terrorist. pic.twitter.com/bm66Y4qfAu
โ MAGEN DAVID ADOM (@Mdais) October 7, 2015
Update: @Mdais MICUs evacuating the injured Israeli in moderate condition + a female terrorist in severe condition. pic.twitter.com/vWCJXyO90s
โ MAGEN DAVID ADOM (@Mdais) October 7, 2015
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