Two Israeli soldiers were killed and another was critically injured after a Palestinian allegedly carried out a stabbing and shooting attack at the junction of the illegal Jewish settlement of Ariel, north of Salfit City, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Sunday.

#BREAKING| One Israeli soldier killed and another severely injured in a shooting attack in Salfit city in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/AqLPyhOd4H

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 17, 2019

Israeli forces and police sealed off the area and are conducting wide-scale searches to find the suspected Palestinian.

??#Palestine || Israeli occupation forces raiding Palestinian homes in village of Burqin after 2 Israeli soldiers were killed near the illegal settlement of Ariel near Salfit city. pic.twitter.com/DzZdXLrFLU

— جيزيل تورجون (@Giseleturgeon2) March 17, 2019

Additionally, Israeli authorities ordered nearby illegal Jewish settlements to seal off their entrances until the Palestinian is detained.

(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)