Israeli Man Lightly Wounded in Stabbing North of Jerusalem; Assailant Killed

An Israeli man was lightly wounded Sunday night in a stabbing attack near the Ofer roadblock north of Jerusalem. Israel Defense Forces soldiers opened fire on the assailant, a Palestinian, killing him.

The attack took place at a gas station on Route 443. The 25-year-old Israeli was treated by Magen David Adom medics for stab wounds to his upper body.

"When we arrived at the roadblock we saw a man with stab wounds to the upper body being treated by an army medical team. He told us he was stabbed while filling up his car. We treated him at the scene and evacuated him in light condition to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem," Inbal Weberman, a paramedic, said.

Last Thursday, three Israeli soldiers were wounded in a suspected hit-and-run terror attack in the area of the West Bank settlement of Shiloh.

Two of the victims were reported to be seriously wounded, with head and internal injuries. They were evacuated to hospital by helicopter while unconscious and on respiration.The third casualty was said to be lightly wounded.

The driver of the vehicle was shot and evacuated in a serious condition. The Israeli license plate on the vehicle had been crudely attached to the vehicle, leading officials to suspect that it had replaced the original Palestinian plates. Palestinian media outlets reported that the driver of the car is Raid Mohammed Badwan, 45, from the West Bank village of Biddu.