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Monday, February 13, 2023
Border Police officer critically hurt in Palestinian stabbing attack in East Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Police say a Palestinian assailant attempted to stab Border Police troops who tried to question him on a bus passing through a checkpoint at the entrance to the Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem.
The officers boarded the bus to question the passengers in a routine inspection when the suspect pulled out a knife.
Police say an officer opened fire at the suspect — identified 13-year-old Muhammad Basel Fathi Zalbani — who was arrested.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service says one officer was stabbed and critically hurt, while other first responders say he may have been hit by his comrade’s gunfire.
Police say the officer was “hurt during the attack,” without elaborating.
The wounded officer is taken to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus.
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