The Israeli Defense Forces said attackers tried to attack a bus in the West Bank on Friday morning.
The IDF said shots were fired at the bus near the Ofra settlement, north of Jerusalem, but no one was injured.
Police are raiding the area in search of suspects.
The Cannes Public Broadcaster reported that the bus was fortified against the attacks and was traveling on Route 60 in Ariel.
After the shooting, the bus continued on its route until it was met by IDF forces in the Shiloh settlement in the north.
The IDF reported shooting after midnight.
A shielded bus, which was on its way to Ariel with passengers, came under gunfire from terrorists on Road 60 between Ofra and British police. There have been no casualties. The bus continued its journey and was met by IDF forces at the Shiloh intersection.@ItayBlumental pic.twitter.com/43TaS7J1UE
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Tensions have been high in the West Bank over the past year, with the IDF launching a major counter-terrorist operation to deal with a series of Palestinian attacks involving Israel and the West Bank, mostly focused on the northern West Bank. 31 people have died. since the beginning of the year.
The operation has made more than 2,500 arrests in nearly nightly raids, but has also released more than 150 Palestinians, many of them – but not all – for carrying out attacks or during clashes with security forces.
Two big terrorists in the early hours of Thursday… were killed Including a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) field commander, in overnight clashes, sparking fears of further escalation.
The casualties were identified as Mohammad Ayman Saadi of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Naeem Zubaidi of the Fatah-affiliated al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, although various armed factions are known to have worked together in Jenin against the IDF . Is.
Two fighters were killed in heavy fighting with Israeli soldiers during a pre-arranged arrest raid near the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Palestinian media reported that at least 20 other people were injured.
Both the PIJ and the Hamas militant group that governs the Gaza Strip threatened retaliation over the deaths.
reportedly Israeli officials worried about possible retaliationIncluding in the form of rocket fire from Gaza.
