UPDATE: Four Elite Soldiers Wounded, Terrorists Killed After Attempted Weapon Snatch in Nablus | WATCH

A violent confrontation unfolded in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus when two Palestinian terrorists attacked Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers during a counterterrorism operation, wounding four soldiers. The incident, reported around 1:30 p.m. local time, occurred in an alley as the IDF’s elite Duvdevan commando unit (Unit 217) was managing an operational setback in the area.

According to the IDF, the terrorists attempted to seize a soldier’s weapon, engaging in close-quarters combat. One terrorist fired approximately five shots toward the ground before a soldier drew a pistol and neutralized both assailants, who were pronounced dead at the scene.

The four wounded soldiers sustained stable injuries from shrapnel and were urgently evacuated by helicopter from Yatma landing strip to Beilinson Hospital.

One soldier required immediate treatment with tourniquets on both limbs, two others had tourniquets applied for leg wounds, while the fourth soldier was treated for minor shrapnel injuries. By 2:08 p.m., the first of three helicopters had landed to transport the wounded.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported 27 injuries during the broader Israeli raid in Nablus since dawn, including a paramedic shot in the Martyrs’ Roundabout area, highlighting the operation’s intensity. The IDF described the raid as part of ongoing efforts to thwart terrorism in the region, with no further arrests reported in this specific incident.

More footage is emerging from Nablus, where local Arabs are claiming that “the occupation has gone mad” and that IDF soldiers are “burning Nablus” in retaliation.