A suspected stabbing incident was reported in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market on Monday afternoon, according to first responders. Police are investigating the possibility of a nationalist (terror) motive. The condition of the victim(s) has not yet been reported.
A suspected stabbing was reported in central Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market at around 15:18 on Monday, according to reports from the scene. The first message in the batch, posted at the same time, opens with a generic sports inquiry, followed immediately by a report of a stabbing with a suspected terrorist motive (פח״ע). The geographical and temporal proximity of the incident to the light afternoon crowd at the busy market gives the event significant public-safety importance. No details on the number of casualties or their condition are yet available. Police are investigating the circumstances. The Mahane Yehuda market has been the site of past stabbing attacks in the city.
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