A terrorist stabbed two women in their 80s in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood on Tuesday morning.

MDA is treated the victims and evacuated them to Sha’arei Tzedek Hospital. They are both in moderate condition with wounds to their backs and limbs.

The incident occurred while five older women were walking by the Haas Promenade. Two assailants with their faces covered attacked the group and stabbed the two women before running away.

Shlomi Tedgi, a senior MDA medic, said, “We saw two elderly women, about 80 years old, lying on the dust by the promenade. They were fully conscious and suffered from stab wounds – one in her limbs and her upper body and the other in her upper body.

“They talked and interacted with us,” he continued. “We gave them field medical treatment an evacuated them to the hospital. They were in moderate but stable condition.”

Security forces have set up roadblocks and are searching the area in order to find the perpetrators. They have arrested two suspects and are checking whether they were involved in the attack.