Tidak lama setelah pukul 07.00 di pagi hari pada 14 Juli 2017,<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/three-said-hurt-in-shooting-attack-in-jerusalems-old-city/|title=WATCH: Three wounded, two critically, in shooting terror attack at Temple Mount|publisher=[[Times of Israel]]|accessdate=July 14, 2017|date=July 14, 2017|last=Ari Gross|first=Judah}}</ref> tiga orang bersenjata bersenjata senapan dan pistol, meninggalkan Kompleks al-Haram dan mendekati pos pemeriksaan polisi di [[Pintu Gerbang Domba]] di luarnya di [[Yerusalem Timur]] di mana mereka melepaskan tembakan ke arah para petugas [[Kepolisian Perbatasan Israel]]. TwoDua Israelipetugas borderkepolisian policeperbatasan officersIsrael wereterluka criticallyparah woundeddan andmeninggal died laterkemudian, anddan anotherdua twolainnya weremengalami moderatelyluka woundedsedang indalam theserangan attacktersebut.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4989180,00.html|title=Two policemen killed in terror attack at Lions' Gate in Jerusalem, attackers dead|publisher=[[Ynetnews]]|accessdate=July 14, 2017|date=July 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-idUSKBN19Z0EZ |title=Two Israeli policemen shot dead near Jerusalem holy site, gunmen killed |last=Lubell |first=Maayan |date=July 16, 2017 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> TheKetiga threepenyerang attackerstersebut fledmelarikan backdiri tokembali theke squarealun-alun indi frontdepan ofsalah onesatu ofmasjid thedi mosquesKompleks onal-Haram thedan templeditembak mountoleh and were shot by Israelipetugas policekepolisian officersIsrael.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/07/14/attack-near-temple-mount-in-jerusalem.html|title=Two Israeli police killed in Jerusalem attack|publisher=[[Sky News Australia]]|accessdate=July 14, 2017|date=July 14, 2017|agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
