Dozens of Palestinians attacked a convoy of busses carrying Jewish worshippers traveling to Joseph's Tomb, a sacred Jewish site in the West Bank city of Nablus. The military confirmed that two soldiers sustained minor injuries in the clash.
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Rioters hurled homemade explosives and stones at IDF soldiers and Border Police officers before some opened fire on the troops, the IDF said.
The troops were part of a force guarding 300 Jewish worshippers who were traveling to Joseph's Tomb for Sukkot prayers. All were evacuated from the area safely.
Border Police officers engaged the attackers, returned fire, and used other crowd control measures means to disperse the rioters.
Two officers were injured in two separate incidents: one was hit by shrapnel from an explosive device and another was hit in the face with a stone. Both received immediate medical attention at the scene.
A patrol vehicle was damaged during the clashes as well.
The incident came on the heels of a battle that took place in the West Bank on Sunday when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on IDF forces conducting a counterterrorism operation in the Jenin and Ramallah areas.
Four terrorists were killed and two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded in the fight.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said the operation was "an outstanding achievement with a series of very important assassinations that prevented large terror attacks that could have occurred in Jerusalem, Netanya, Tel Aviv, Afula, and any other locations."
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