CCTV footage captures shocking moment Palestinian stabs Israeli security guard in bus station attack
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​An Israeli security guard has been stabbed in the chest by a Palestinian in more bloodshed days after Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Local authorities are calling the incident, which left the victim in a critical condition, a terror attack and have arrested a 24-year-old from the West Bank.
Footage shows a man slash the security guard, with a knife before running off, where he was tackled by a bystander, according to authorities.
The official, who was stood near the entrance to the city's central bus station was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatement.
According to Haaretz , the suspect has since been named as Yassin Abu Alkra'a, while the victim is understood to be 46-year-old Asher Elmaliach.
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The incident is the latest in a string of violent incidents in the region since Donald Trump declared Jerusalem was the capital of Israel last week.
Four Palestinians were killed on Friday and 98 wounded in clashes around the West Bank and Gaza strip.
The US hit out at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for refusing to meet Mike Pence, the US vice president, when he visits the region thgis month.
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Jarrod Agen, his deputy chief of staff, said in a statement: “It’s unfortunate that the Palestinian Authority is walking away again from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region."
Instead, Abbas will meet Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi today in Cairo to "discuss developments" following Trump's announcement last week.
Protests have been held across the Middle East - including Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco, and further afield.