IDF: Bombs found by W. Bank shooting site, attack was likely to lure troops to blast

The IDF says troops located four bombs planted near the site of a shooting attack in the West Bank, which were apparently intended to be used against forces chasing after the gunmen.

On Monday, Palestinian gunmen had opened fire at the settlement of Beka’ot in the Jordan Valley, before fleeing the scene.

The military says it assessed that the gunmen tried to lure the soldiers into a trap on a side road in the area, in the direction where they fled.

The IDF then stationed soldiers in the area, and last night, ambushed and killed a gunman who returned to the scene in an attempt to carry out another attack. A second suspect managed to flee the scene in a car.

Following searches earlier today in the area, the IDF says it located four bombs and electronic equipment that would have been used to detonate them.