In an update, the IDF says a Palestinian gunman opened fire on Israeli forces carrying out military activity near the Reihan checkpoint in the northern West Bank a short while ago.
According to first responders, two injured were taken to Rambam Hospital in Haifa.
The IDF says it has launched a manhunt for the assailant.
Separately, a Palestinian attempted to ram troops near the southern West Bank city of Hebron with his car, before getting out and stabbing troops.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem says one person in moderate condition was brought to the hospital from the attack near Hebron.
The assailant was shot, the IDF says, and he was taken to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba in critical condition, according to first responders.
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