Two Israeli soldiers were wounded, this evening, Saturday, in a shooting operation towards an Israeli force near the town of Hawara, south of Nablus .

According to Kan radio station, the two soldiers were moderately and seriously wounded and were taken for treatment at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, in the occupied territories.

Large forces of the occupation army are chasing the perpetrators' vehicle.

The occupation forces set up checkpoints in several areas south of Nablus.