Three soldiers have reportedly accidentally entered a Palestinian village near Jerusalem, but were able to leave the area without harm.
According to initial media reports, the three members of the army’s internal investigations unit entered the town of Anata, north of Jerusalem, while trying to make their way to a base at the adjacent settlement of Anatot.
The three, on duty but in civilian clothes, made it to the entrance of the Shuafat refugee camp, where they were handed over by the Palestinian security to Israel.
Anata is under full Palestinian Authority control.
The town of Anata, with the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev in the foreground (Mohamar Awad/Flash90)
The incident occurred less than a week after two soldiers accidentally drove into a refugee camp and were attacked, necessitating a rescue operation to extract them and sparking deadly clashes.
The soldiers had apparently been following the Waze navigation application, though Waze said they did not have it set to avoid PA areas.
It’s not clear if Waze was a factor in this incident as well. It’s also not known if the soldiers were armed.
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