An Israeli police officer suffers light wounds after he is stabbed by a Palestinian man at Hebron's Cave of the Patriarch, a shrine holy to both Jews and Muslims.<br/> <br />In the melee, the police officer's partner shot the assailant, critically injuring him.<br/> <br />He was evacuated to an Israeli hospital.<br/> <br />The Cave of the Patriarch is one of the most volatile spots in the West Bank.<br/> <br />In 1994, a Jewish settler shot and killed 29 Muslim worshippers in the cave before being beaten to death at the scene.<br/> <br />Some 400 Jewish settlers live in heavily guarded enclaves in the city, which is also home to some 150,000 Palestinians.<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
