The culprit of the attack, which injured two people – a father and a son, this morning in one of the districts of the city. East Jerusalem According to Israeli police, this is a 13-year-old Palestinian.

The attack took place at the archaeological site of the City of David in the Palestinian region of Siloam, and the teenager was “neutralized and wounded.”

“Terror Attack”

Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA), a Red Cross counterpart, said it received a call at 10:42 a.m. reporting a “terrorist attack.”

“A 23-year-old man is in a serious condition, another 47-year-old man is in a moderate to severe condition with bullet wounds to the upper body,” an MDA spokesman said.

“We quickly arrived at the scene and saw two victims of the armed attack,” MDA doctor Fadi Dekindek said in a statement. He clarified that the victims were conscious and taken to the hospital.

The incident took place a day after a Palestinian militant opened fire, killing 7 people near a synagogue in East Jerusalem.

Forty-two arrests after synagogue attack

It is noted that 42 people have been arrested for questioning after the fatal attack on Friday, Israeli police said today.

Last night, a 21-year-old Palestinian opened fire and killed 7 people outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem during Shabbat prayer before he himself was shot dead by police after a chase.

“The police have detained 42 suspects for questioning, some of whom belong to the family of the terrorist,” the police said in a statement.

He added that other arrested suspects live in the same area as the attacker in East Jerusalem.

In a separate statement, Israeli police said Israeli forces were placed on “high alert.”

The attack took place in the Neve Yaakov area, populated by Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem.

Police Chief Kobi Shabtai called it “one of the worst attacks to take place in Israel in recent years.”

Netanyahu’s commitment to “immediate action”

After last night’s attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “immediate action” without giving specifics and urged Israelis not to take justice into their own hands, but to rely on the army and police.

The Israeli army also announced today that it is beefing up its forces in the occupied West Bank.

“After assessing the situation by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), it was decided to reinforce the Judea and Samaria (West Bank) division with an additional battalion,” the Israeli military said.

The attack near the synagogue came one day after the Israeli army raided Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killing 9 Palestinians.

Lebanese Shia organization Hezbollah today praised the attack on the synagogue in a statement it released.

^{According to APE – MEB, AFP, Reuters}