An Israeli policewoman was killed in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Two assailants attacked a group of officers with knives on Friday at Damascus Gate, The Times of Israel reported. Both were shot and killed. One of the attackers was reportedly holding a gun, but it jammed.
Staff Sergeant Major Hadas Malka, 23, was evacuated to Hadassah University Medical Center in critical condition from her stab wounds. Hospital officials later pronounced her dead.
Israeli security services later identified the attackers as 19-year-old Bara Ibrahim Muhammad Saleh; Adel Hassan Ahmad Anakush, 18; and Osama Ahmad Mustafa Atta, 19. All are from the West Bank.
The first attack occurred near Damascus Gate at the entrance of the Old City, resulting in the death of the Border Patrol officer.
The second attack reportedly occurred near Zedekiah’s Cave, located in the Muslim quarter of the Old City.
