Two Palestinians were shot dead after allegedly stabbing and injuring two Zionist settlers in the Israeli settlement of Beit Horon, west of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, Israeli police said.

Two Palestinians were shot dead after allegedly stabbing and injuring two Zionist settlers in the Israeli settlement of Beit Horon, west of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, Israeli police said.

One Zionist settler, 40, was seriously injured after being stabbed in the "upper part" of her body, while another sustained, 60, sustained light wounds.

Two explosive devices were also found after police searched the area.