Civilian neutralizes terrorist who attempted stabbing attack at Mishor Adumim junction. Terrorist shot, 3 suffering from shock.

An Israeli civilian on Sunday afternoon thwarted a stabbing attack at the gas station at the Mishor Adumim junction near Ma'aleh Adumim.

A Palestinian Arab terrorist who arrived at the intersection tried to stab a civilian with a sharp object before being shot by another Israeli civilian who was present at the scene.

The terrorist was evacuated for medical treatment and is in serious condition.

Three Israelis who were at the scene of the attack are suffering from shock.</s>JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man attempting to stab an Israeli man at a West Bank gas station was shot in the head by an armed civilian who witnessed the attack.

The assailant, identified as a 31-year-old resident of Nablus, was taken to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem in serious condition following the early Sunday afternoon incident.

The attempted attack took place at a gas station near the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, in the Mishmor Adumim industrial area, according to reports citing Israel Police. The alleged assailant ran after the Israeli man brandishing a screwdriver.

Three people who witnessed the attack were treated for shock, according to reports.</s>An attempted stabbing attack took place at a gas station outside Ma'aleh Adumim, Israel Police reported Sunday.



According to a police statement, a suspect arrived at the gas station and tried to stab a passerby. "A civilian who saw the attack shot and neutralized the suspect," the police statement said.



ZAKA said the assailant was being evacuated to the hospital in severe condition.
A Palestinian man launches a stabbing attack in the West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim and is shot by a civilian. The attacker is hospitalised, as are three Israelis who suffered shock.