Palestinian woman tries to stab guard on Jerusalem light rail, is shot

A Palestinian woman attempts to carry out a stabbing attack at the Ammunition Hill light rail station in Jerusalem and is shot, according to first responders.

There are no other injuries in the suspected attack.

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai is at the scene, across the street from police headquarters.

According to law enforcement officials, the alleged assailant attempted to stab a light rail security guard, who shot her in the leg.

A knife a Palestinian woman attempted to stab a security guard with at the Ammunition Hill light rail station in Jerusalem, July 9, 2023. (Israel Police)

The alleged assailant is in good condition, according to police.

The security guard who shot the suspect tells Shabtai that the woman approached him in a suspicious manner.

“I asked her if she needed any help, and she put her hand in her bag and pulled out a knife. I stepped back, cocked my gun and fired two shots in the air, and told her to drop the knife,” he says.

“She didn’t drop it so I fired once at her knee.”

Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack at the Ammunition Hill light rail station in Jerusalem, July 9, 2023. (Israel Police)