The incident occurred near the Route 60 junction just meters from the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba.
An Israeli Border Police officer was lightly wounded in a stabbing attack in Hebron, the ZAKA emergency rescue service announced on Thursday.
The assailant was immediately shot and killed by security forces.
The incident occurred near the Route 60 junction just meters from the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba.
“At approximately 8:08 a.m., Magen David Adom rescue services in Jerusalem received an urgent report about a young man wounded in a stabbing attack on the road connecting Hebron and Kiryat Arba,” the Magen David Adom first response organization said in a statement.
“From initial reports, the young man was immediately treated at the scene by IDF medics and was later examined by MDA paramedics,” the MDA said.
The stabbing victim was due to be evacuated to hospital by military vehicle. He is listed in light condition with injuries to his head and upper body.”
The Border Police said that a preliminary investigation revealed that a Palestinian armed with a knife approached a position manned by security forces during rioting and disturbances.
The Palestinian then stabbed one of the Border Police officers in the head. The officer quickly recovered from the attack and began chasing after the assailant who tried to stab another policeman at the scene.
It was at this point that a Border Police officer standing nearby shot and killed the knife-wielding assailant, according to a police statement.
As reported by The Jerusalem Post