Police shoot Palestinians trying to sneak through West Bank barrier

Police this morning shot two Palestinians who tried to sneak through a breach in the West Bank security barrier, Ynet reports. Both were moderately injured from the gunfire.

The pair tried to illegally enter Israel just three days after two terrorists used the same opening to cross into Jerusalem, where they carried out a shooting attack that killed six civilians and injured over 20.

The investigation into the terror attack is ongoing, and its details have been placed under a gag order by the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, police announced earlier this week.

Security forces are still trying to track down others involved in the attack and are continuing searches in the towns where the terrorists came from — Qatanna and al-Qubeiba, both northwest of Jerusalem.