One of the two Israeli Border Police officers seriously injured in an attack by three Palestinian assailants in Jerusalem has died, police said.
Hadar Cohen, 19, of Or Yehuda in central Israel, died hours after she was critically wounded Feb. 3 near the Old City, outside Damascus Gate. She had recently joined the Border Police and was still in training.
The assailants, who entered Israel illegally from the Jenin area in the West Bank, were shot and killed by other officers, according to police. They were armed with a rifle, knives and an explosive device; police believe the men were planning a larger attack.
Like Cohen, the other injured officer was taken to Hadassah Hospital at Mount Scopus. A hospital spokesman said the officer, 18, was in serious condition, having received stab wounds across her body, including her head.
Reporting on the attack, CBS News used the headline “3 Palestinians killed as daily violence grinds on.” Following a complaint from Israel’s Foreign Ministry, the headline was changed to “Israeli police kill 3 alleged Palestinian attackers” and then to “Palestinians kill Israeli officer, wound another before being killed.”
Hamas praised the attack, saying it dealt a “severe blow” to Israel’s security apparatus and calling it “a turning point in ‘Al-Quds Intifada,’ ” according to the Jerusalem Post. — jta