Police confirm Jerusalem attack was terror; stabber, 14, arrested on Temple Mount

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A knife used by a Palestinian terrorist in an attack in Jerusalem's Old City on February 13, 2023. (Israel Police)
A knife used by a Palestinian terrorist in an attack in Jerusalem's Old City on February 13, 2023. (Israel Police)

Police say the stabbing in Jerusalem’s Old City was a terror attack.

The alleged stabber, a 14-year-old boy from the Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem, was detained after he fled onto the Temple Mount.

The knife used in the attack is found by officers in the area.

The victim, a 17-year-old Israeli boy, has been taken to a hospital with light injuries.

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