Israeli Wounded in Al-Auja Stabbing as Forces Hunt Attacker

An Israeli man, 24, was stabbed in the shoulder after stopping beside a Route 90 shopping center near Al-Auja, north of Jericho, police said. Magen David Adom and an IDF medical team treated him for a penetrating upper-body wound and evacuated him conscious and in moderate, stable condition to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Police opened an investigation and collected evidence. The IDF established roadblocks and expanded searches through Al-Auja, Jericho and the surrounding area, questioning suspects and gathering intelligence; the attacker had not been reported captured in the latest official update.