Two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers were lightly wounded on Tuesday morning in a Palestinian terrorist attack outside the community of Ateret in Samaria’s Binyamin region, according to medical officials.

“Following a report about a suspect near the community of Ateret in the Binyamin Brigade, IDF forces rushed to the location,” the military said in a statement.

When the soldiers approached the suspect, “he began to stab the force, which responded with gunfire toward him and eliminated him,” said the military, adding that additional forces were rushed to the scene.