Israeli police said two Palestinians stabbed an Israeli teenager in the back before running away near al Quds city, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday.

Spokeswoman Luba Samri said the 17-year-old Israeli was rushed to hospital in light condition. Officers are searching for attackers who fled the scene, she said.

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 28 Israelis and Palestinians so far.

Source: MENA