The Palestinian youth who stabbed an Israeli woman in the settlement of Tekoa, southeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank, was seriously wounded but not dead, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

He is seriously wounded but he is still alive, the ministry said without giving more information on whether or not he was treated by Israel.

The ministry has earlier announced that the young man who stabbed an Israeli woman earlier in the day was killed by Israeli forces.

Violence across Al Quds and the West Bank has been escalating recently, with the number of stabbings on Israelis by Palestinians on the rise. This incident is just the latest in a wave of violence that began this past fall, which has claimed the lives of over 20 Israelis and at least 150 Palestinians so far.

Israeli police and Palestinians have frequently clashed at Al Aqsa mosque compound over repeated storming by Israelis of the holy shrine.

Palestinians fear that Jews would be allowed to perform their prayers at the mosque, which is of great significance for Muslims.

Under current arrangements, Jews are allowed to visit the site, but non-Muslim prayers are banned.

Source: MENA