A man died this Monday Israeli police shooting after stabbing and seriously injuring a Border Police officer at a gas station in occupied east Jerusalem, Israeli official sources have reported. At the moment, no group has claimed responsibility for the event.

“A terrorist resident in East Jerusalem arrived armed with a knife at the Mendelbaum gas station from Jerusalem. The terrorist stabbed a Border Police officer in the upper body and, after grabbing the officer’s gun and unsuccessfully attempting to fire it, “fled the scene”a police spokesperson announced.

“Border Police agents at the scene confronted the terrorist and neutralized by opening fire“added the Police, who confirmed to EFE that the attacker died at the scene. The Israeli emergency medical service Magén David Adom has reported that the injured agent is a 22 year old man, who was taken in serious condition to the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem. Later, hospital sources told ‘The Times of Israel’ that the agent is “stable.”

This attack occurs in a climate of high tension in the city due to the war between Israel and the Palestinian militias of the Gaza Strip, led by the Islamist group Hamas. So far, and after more than three weeks of conflict, Jerusalem has recorded some isolated episodes of violence, but different analysts have warned about the dangers of the conflict spreading for the Holy City.