JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli man was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack near Hebron in the West Bank.

The Palestinian assailant, who according to reports pulled up to a traffic junction and exited from his car brandishing a knife, was shot and seriously wounded following the Wednesday afternoon attack. He was later arrested, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The Israeli victim, reported to be in his 20s, was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with stab wounds in his upper body.

The attacker was identified by Ynet as Mohammad Shobaki, 19, from the Fawwar refugee camp located near the junction where the attack took place.

On Tuesday, four Israeli men were injured in a car ramming attack at the Tapuah Junction in the northern West Bank.

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