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One man was seriously wounded and a minor lightly wounded when they were stabbed with a butcher’s knife near the Jaffa Gate outside the Old City of Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon.

Police chased and arrested the suspect in the stabbing. The terrorist was identified as a 17-year-old resident of eastern Jerusalem.

 “Because the Lord has sworn: the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation’ Exodus 17:16

One victim, a man in his 50s, is in serious condition and received medical treatment at the scene before being evacuated to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital.

A Magen David Adom spokesperson said: “At 3:23 pm, a report was received at Magen David Adom’s 101 hotline in the Jerusalem region about an incident near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. According to preliminary reports only, a man in his 50s was stabbed. Magen David Adom EMTs and paramedics are currently providing on-site medical treatment. The individual is in a serious condition. Further updates will be provided.”