Two Israelis were wounded Friday when they were shot by unknown assailants in a passing car near the West Bank city of Ramallah. According to Israeli reports, one was wounded in the back and the second in the stomach.
Meanwhile, Israeli security officials said Friday that students from a far-right Jewish seminary at a West Bank settlement recently built a rocket and fired it at a nearby Palestinian village, although it failed to reach its target. The officials said troops in the area heard a loud explosion and initially thought Palestinians were attacking the settlement of Yitzhar, where the seminary is located. The incident occurred about two weeks ago, the AP reported.
Police spokesman Danny Poleg said detectives searched the settlement Thursday and questioned residents but made no arrests and found no explosives.
The Israeli daily Maariv, which reported the incident Friday, said police believe the perpetrator probably found rocket-making instructions on the Internet.
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