Two wounded in stabbing attack at West Bank checkpoint, assailant shot

By Emanuel Fabian

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13 March 2024, 8:36 am 7 Edit

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

The scene of a stabbing attack at the "tunnels" checkpoint in the West Bank on March 13, 2023 (Magen David Adom)

Two people are wounded in a stabbing attack at the “tunnels” checkpoint on the West Bank’s Route 60 highway, south of Jerusalem, the military and medics say.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it is taking a man aged 25 and a woman aged 19 to hospitals in Jerusalem. MDA says the victims are listed in good-to-moderate condition.

According to police, the assailant was shot by security forces at the scene. His condition is not immediately known, but images from the scene show the suspect lying on the ground after being shot.