An Israeli was stabbed Sunday near central Jerusalem , police said , the latest in a string of similar attacks . The 32-year-old was stabbed with a screwdriver , police said . Authorities are searching for the attacker , described as an Arab youth who fled in the direction of Damascus Gate , an entrance to Jerusalem 's Old City . The victim was taken to a hospital in moderate condition , police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said . Last week , a 20-year-old was stabbed and killed in Tel Aviv , and three people were stabbed -- one fatally -- near the entrance to a settlement in the West Bank . The latter incident took place at the same hitchhiking spot where three Israeli teens were kidnapped earlier this year ; they were later killed . One alleged attacker was caught ; the other was shot by a security guard , police said . Israel has also recently been facing what some call an `` auto intifada '' -- a spate of attacks on Jewish civilians in Jerusalem by Palestinians driving vehicles . The violence has stirred fears of another intifada , or armed uprising -- though analysts say there 's no sign yet that one is on the way . Meanwhile , an Israeli border policeman has been detained in Israel in connection with the May shooting death of a Palestinian teen . Palestinians are facing a fresh internal rift between the two major political factions : Fatah , which controls the West Bank , and Hamas , which controls Gaza . Fatah recently accused Hamas of bombing Fatah leaders ' homes .
A 32-year-old Israeli was stabbed with a screwdriver , police say . Authorities are searching for the attacker . Score: 6 The recent violence sparks fears of an intifada .