Authorities said the shooter was shot and "neutralized" without elaborating. Photos from the checkpoint showed the gunman with gunshot wounds lying lifeless.
The families of Israelis being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, have started a protest march in Tel Aviv for their release, along with their supporters, according to The Times of Israel.
Jerusalem district police officers have been forced to deal with an escalation in threats and violent disturbances in the city since the start of the Iron Swords war in Gaza.
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met in Jerusalem with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen who came to express Denmark's solidarity with Israel.
A large structure has been installed in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, demanding the death penalty for the perpetrators of Hamas's deadly October 7 massacre in southern Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem on Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza after the war.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem and thanked him for his friendship and support, which are assisting Israel at this challenging time.
Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met Tuesday morning at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem with the new American Ambassador to Israel Jacob "Jack" Lew.
A month after the October 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas, the dining halls in kibbutzim across the country were lit up in red in memory of over 1400 victims of the attack.
The 20-year-old Lubin was stabbed along with a second officer outside a police station near Jerusalem's Old City by a 16-year-old Palestinian who was shot and killed by responding officers.
The Israel Police reported that the terrorist who carried out a stabbing attack Monday by the Herod's Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem and who was killed by police at the scene was a 16-year-old resident of the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya.