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Condition said to worsen of IDF officer seriously hurt in Jerusalem terror attack

Police at the scene of a terror shooting attack near Jerusalem's Old City, on January 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Police at the scene of a terror shooting attack near Jerusalem's Old City, on January 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

An IDF officer injured in a terror shooting this weekend near Jerusalem’s Old City has seen a deterioration in his medical condition, according to Hebrew media reports.

The reports say the officer is listed in serious but stable condition, and is sedated and on a respirator.

The Paratroopers Brigade officer, who was off-duty at the time of the attack, returned fire and managed to strike the terrorist — a 13-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem — despite his wounds.

A second person, the officer’s father, was also seriously hurt in the shooting. On Sunday, the Jerusalem hospital that he was released home in good condition.

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