29-03-2024 11:05 AM Jerusalem Timing

Israeli Security Guard Seriously Injured in Stabbing Attack

Israeli Security Guard Seriously Injured in Stabbing Attack

An Israeli security guard was "very seriously" wounded after being stabbed by unknown man overnight in a West Bank settlement, police said on Friday.

An Israeli security guard was "very seriously" wounded after being stabbed by unknown man overnight in a West Bank settlement, police said on Friday.

Police called to a shopping centre in the Maaleh Adumim settlement found "a 47-year-old man, a guard at the mall, lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds on his body," a police statement said.Israeli injured

"It appears that this was a (Palestinian) nationalist-motivated attack," it said, adding that in response the settlement had been closed to entry for Palestinians until Sunday.

"According to security cameras a man of seemingly Arab appearance, carrying a knife and an axe, was seen fleeing the scene," the statement said.

"A widespread search for him is being carried out."

Al-Quds’ (Jerusalem) Hadassah hospital said in a statement that the man was undergoing surgery.

"He is in very serious condition and his life is in danger," it said in a statement.