A Border Police officer was lightly wounded on Sunday night in a shooting incident that took place after three Palestinian Authority Arabs broke through the Al-Za’im crossing near Ma'aleh Adumim. The three Arabs were wounded as well, one critically and two lightly.
The two PA Arabs who suffered light wounds were evacuated by the Red Crescent to a hospital in Ramallah and the one who was critically wounded was taken to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. The Border Police officer received medical treatment at the scene.