One wounded, attacker killed in Jerusalem stabbing: Israeli police
Israel's first responders, the Magen David Adom, said they had 'treated at the scene and evacuated' the 25-year-old officer to hospital.
'A short time ago, a police officer was stabbed in the Old City of Jerusalem,' a police statement said Friday night, adding the attacker was shot by officers at the scene.
In an update, the force said the officer had 'noticed the suspect and deemed him suspicious. At a certain point, the terrorist charged at the officer and stabbed him in the back with the knife in his possession.'
Another officer, along with a nearby border police officer, 'quickly responded and neutralized the terrorist. He was pronounced dead at the scene.'
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
The Magen David Adom said the wounded officer had been 'fully conscious,' adding his 'condition is moderate, and he is suffering from injuries to his upper body.'
The first responders said the attack took place by the Chain Gate, which provides access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
The site is Islam's third-holiest and a symbol of Palestinian national identity.
Known to Jews as the Temple Mount, it is also Judaism's holiest place, revered as the site of the second temple destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
Israel has occupied east Jerusalem and its Old City since 1967.
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