Police officers in the northern Israeli city of Afula arrested three Palestinians on Wednesday evening who were found carrying large knives and had no form of ID.

Local residents alerted police to the three, saying they behaved in a suspicious manner.

All three Palestinians were in Israel illegally, police said.

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After the calls began to come in from residents, officers launched a thorough search of the area. When they located the suspects, the officers saw one of the three immediately throw away what turned out to be a large knife.

A search of the three turned up two more identical knives. During questioning, it emerged that two of the Palestinians were minors and all were residents of the West Bank city of Jenin. The knives had a blade 23 centimeters (9 inches) in length.

Earlier Wednesday, two Israelis were injured in a shooting attack next to the West Bank settlement of Avnei Hefetz, southeast of the Palestinian city of Tulkarem, according to security forces.

The two were travelling in a car when shots were fired at them from a passing vehicle, the army said. IDF troops are currently searching the area for vehicle that fled the scene.

Twenty bullet holes were found in the couple’s car, according to Channel 2 news.

The attack came hours after two Israelis, one a soldier, were wounded in a stabbing attack in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The soldier sustained multiple wounds to his upper body, according to the Magen David Adom emergency service. The two Israelis, both in their 20s, were evacuated to Jerusalem for medical treatment.

The terrorist was shot and killed by security forces.