Two people were moderately injured Friday in a shooting attack near the town of Neot Hakikar south of the Dead Sea.
Two terrorists were eliminated by the town's security chief.
The terror attack occurred three kilometers from the town, near the Jordan-Israel border. According to the IDF, a number of terrorists infiltrated Israel from Jordan wearing military clothing.
The terrorists opened fire at the forces, and were eliminated. The IDF is searching the area for two additional terrorists believed to have infiltrated from Jordan.
Hen Ginat, head of the Hevel Eilot Regional Council, said: "We are increasing the alert. We hope that this incident will encourage the IDF and the Defense Minsitry to complete the border fence. The border is not tense, but it is our obligation to continue to pay attention to what is happening.
Liat Eizner, a resident of Kibbutz Eilot, told Channel 12 News: "We knew this would happen, that there is no border. We knew that they simply jump over and come in, and they do what they want in the entire Arava and the entire Israel."
The Hevel Eilot Regional Council told residents that "due to a suspected security incident in the Dead Sea area from the direction of Jordan, security forces in the Hevel Eilot area were instructed to increase the alert level."
The IDF confirmed: "Earlier Friday, IDF soldiers identified a number of suspects in the area of the border with Jordan, south of the Dead Sea, and forces were dispatched to the scene."
"Two terrorists who crossed a few meters over the border into Israel and opened fire toward the forces were eliminated by two IDF reservists in the Home Front Command, under the command of the Yoav Regional Brigade.
"During exchanges of fire with the terrorists, an IDF soldier and an IDF reservist were lightly and moderately injured and were evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment. Their families have been notified.
"Numerous IDF and Israeli Security forces are blocking routes and continuing to conduct scans in the area due to the suspicion of the presence of an additional terrorist in the area.
"The public is requested to follow the instructions of Israeli security forces."