An Israeli soldier was stabbed and lightly injured outside al Quds’ central bus station Sunday morning, the Times of Israel reported.

A security guard who witnessed the stabbing fired at the attacker, who surrendered to him and was then arrested, police said.

Paramedics administered first aid to the victim, 21, who suffered a stab wound in his shoulder, and evacuated him to a hospital in the city, police and rescue services said.

The attacker was later identified as a 30-year-old resident of Eizariya in the West Bank.

Source: MENA