A woman in her 50s was attacked in her home in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, informed Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's national medical service, reports The Jerusalem Post.

The woman was attacked with an axe by a man who broke into her home, according to Rescue Judea and Samaria Without Borders.

The woman was found in serious condition, with penetrating injuries to her upper body and limbs, according to the MDA statement.

She was hospitalized conscious and in moderate condition.

Police announced on Thursday that officers managed to track down the suspect, who had fled to northern Israel

Officers from the Tiberias police station have arrested him.