Israeli police open fire on Palestinian in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM

Israeli police opened fire on a Palestinian youth on Sunday, saying he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near the Al-Asbat Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem.

“A short while ago, a report was received regarding a suspect who attempted to stab police officers in the Old City of Jerusalem, where he was neutralized,” the police said in a brief statement.

Witnesses confirmed to Anadolu that the shooting incident involving the youth occurred near the Al-Asbat Gate, one of the entrances to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site.

The young man’s condition is currently unknown.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala

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