(JTA) – Two Israeli police officers were wounded, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem. The attack Monday morning, Sept. 19 by a Palestinian man in his 20s from eastern Jerusalem is part of a renewed wave of Arab violence against Israeli civilians and security officials. The attacker approached the two police officers from behind near Herod’s Gate, stabbing them several times before being shot by one of the officers, according to the Israel Police. The attacker is reportedly in critical condition, and is being treated in a Jerusalem hospital. A female police officer, 38, who was stabbed in the neck, is sedated and on a respirator at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, where she is described as being in very serious condition. A male police officer, 45, was stabbed in the upper body and moderately wounded. He is being treated at Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem.

On Sunday, Sept. 18, two Palestinian residents of Hebron attempted to stab Border Police officers stationed at a checkpoint near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the city. The attackers were shot at the scene of the attack. One died, the other was seriously wounded.

The Israel Defense Forces had moved an additional infantry battalion to the Hebron area of the West Bank following a series of attacks over the weekend, one of which was outside the flashpoint West Bank city.