Three Israeli citizens were

shot and wounded

in an attack in

East Jerusalem

at the Shuafat checkpoint.

The Israeli media reported this, citing health and security forces sources.

Among the three wounded are a 20-year-old girl, a soldier, and a 25-year-old guard: the conditions of both are serious, while the third person is only slightly injured.

The police are looking for the person responsible: "We will catch him dead or alive" promised the Israeli Minister for Public Security,

Omer Barlev

.

Premier

Yair Lapid

denounced the gravity of the attack.

Public TV, interrupting the broadcasts, defined the fact as "a terrorist attack".