Israeli occupation army arrested on Thursday two Palestinians who tried to stab Zionist soldiers in the occupied West Bank, the army said, adding that one of them was shot and wounded.

Israeli occupation army arrested on Thursday two Palestinians who tried to stab Zionist soldiers in the occupied West Bank, the army said, adding that one of them was shot and wounded.

The suspects carrying knives approached Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah in an apparent bid to attack them.

The soldiers opened fire in and one of the Palestinians was wounded, an army spokeswoman added.