A Palestinian youth was injured on Monday evening after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the Old City of Jerusalem for allegedly attempting a stabbing attack.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces opened fire at a Palestinian youth in the Old City injuring him in the arm before they detained him.
Israeli media sources claimed that the detainee attempted a stabbing attack near al-Sahera Gate one of the main entrances to al-Aqsa Mosque but no injuries were reported.
The Israeli forces later closed al-Sahera Gate assaulted the Palestinian citizens who were present in the area and sprayed them with pepper gas.