Two Israeli soldiers were injured in Tubas, West Bank, on Saturday evening when Palestinian fighters threw an explosive device at them during an IDF operation. The assailant escaped, and the soldiers were hospitalised. In response, the IDF reinforced its presence in Tubas and blocked town entrances.
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