A Palestinian man was shot and moderately wounded after he allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli police officer in central al-Quds (Jerusalem) on Monday afternoon, Israeli police and medics said.

A Palestinian man was shot and moderately wounded after he allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli police officer in central al-Quds (Jerusalem) on Monday afternoon, Israeli police and medics said.

Israeli police initially reported that two Israelis were wounded in the alleged attack near Jerusalem's light rail, with the Palestinian attacker shot and wounded.