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Two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in a ramming attack on Wednesday afternoon at the Dayr Qadis Junction, northeast of Modi'in.

The IDF stated that "a terrorist arrived in his vehicle at a checkpoint at the entrance of Dayr Qadis, conducted a ramming attack, and fled the scene. Large forces are encircling the scene and conducting scans."

The IDF later updated that the victims were IDF soldiers and that the details of the incident are under review.

During IDF soldiers' encirclement of the area, in cooperation with the Israel Police and the ISA, the forces apprehended the suspect.

The suspect was transferred to Israeli security forces for further questioning.

During the incident, two IDF soldiers were lightly injured and they were evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment. Their families have been notified.

On Tuesday, security forces arrested two terrorists who allegedly rammed IDF soldiers near Bethlehem the night before.