The Israel Defense Forces said, Thursday afternoon, "Following reports of an attack in the Shomron area, an assailant stabbed a reserve IDF soldier, moderately injuring him. The reserve soldier was transferred to a hospital for further medical treatment.
IDF troops at the scene fired towards the assailant, who fled the scene. A civilian standing nearby was reportedly injured from shrapnel and was transferred to a hospital for further medical treatment." IDF troops are searching for the assailant.