Young British woman is stabbed to death by Palestinian in Israel as thousands of Christians gather in Jerusalem to mark Good Friday

A British woman in her 20s, believed to be a student visiting Israel as a tourist, has been killed during a knife attack near Jerusalem's Old City

A young British tourist has been killed during a knife attack in Israel on Good Friday.

The victim, who is in her 20s, was stabbed multiple times in the torso with a kitchen knife on a tram close to the Old City, where thousands of Christians had gathered.

Police have arrested Jamil Tamimi, 57, a Palestinian man from East Jerusalem who is 'mentally unstable' after onlookers wrestled him to the ground.

Police say they arrested Jamil Tamimi, 57, a Palestinian man from East Jerusalem who is 'mentally unstable' and tried to commit suicide earlier this year

The British woman was given CPR at the scene before being taken to hospital with multiple stab wounds where she later died (murder weapon, pictured)