Two wounded in stabbing in Jerusalem’s Old City, terrorist neutralized

JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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According to MDA reports, an 18-year-old female and a 30-year-old male have been sent to the hospital for treatment of their wounds.

A man was wounded in a stabbing attack near Herod’s Gate in Jerusalem. / (photo credit: UNITED HATZALAH)

A terrorist was neutralized following a stabbing attack at Herod’s Gate, located in the Old City in Jerusalem, on Tuesday afternoon.

According to initial MDA reports, an 18-year-old female who is in critical condition, along with a 30-year-old male, have been sent to the hospital for treatment of their wounds.

The terrorist who carried out the attack was a 34-year-old Turkish citizen named Hasan Skalanan, who entered Israel yesterday from Jordan through the Allenby Bridge, according to Israeli media reports.

“We were rapidly on the scene and found an 18-year-old conscious female with a stab wound to her upper body. We dressed the injury and stopped the bleeding, and she was evacuated in an MDA MICU to the hospital, conscious and in serious condition,” the MDA medical unit stated.

“MDA EMTs and Paramedics are treating a 30-year-old male casualty with stab wounds,” The MDA spokesperson added.

A MDA ambulance in Jerusalem following a terror attack in the old city, April 30, 2024 (credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)

Police response to the attack

According to the Israel Police, the stabbing attempt involved a police officer who is currently in moderate condition. 

“The terrorist involved in the stabbing was neutralized after police officers in the area shot him.  Large police forces have arrived at the scene,” the Israel Police stated.

“The injured person was a man in his 30s in moderate condition. After we provided initial treatment at the scene, he was transported to the hospital while conscious and in stable condition,’ United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Yechiel Stern and Yosef Chaim Gabai reported.

This is a developing story.

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