“A shooting attack took place in the Jordan Valley area earlier today during which armed terrorists fired at a bus, injuring 6 IDF soldiers & a civilian,” IDF tweeted, adding that one soldier sustained serious wounds.
According to the IDF, two suspects were detained and the search for other perpetrators continues.
Earlier in the day, Israeli media reported that four people were wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a bus carrying passengers near the Jordan Valley.
Israel started regular counterterrorist operations in the occupied West Bank in mid-April in retaliation for Palestinian terrorist attacks, which claimed lives of over 20 Israelis in several weeks.