Israeli boy, 3, lightly wounded by Palestinian stone-throwers

An Israeli boy, 3, was lightly wounded on Tuesday when Palestinians hurled stones at vehicle he was riding in near Zif junction, in the West Bank.

Defense officials said Tuesday that they had thwarted two attempted terror attacks in the West Bank.

Attacks of the sort have grown more frequent over the past few days, as Palestinians gather amasse to protest Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian youth was arrested on Tuesday after attempting to stab a soldier near the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus, Army Radio reported.

Earlier Tuesday, a Palestinian man was arrested in Beit-Iba checkpoint concealing five kilograms of explosives on his body.

Also, an East Jerusalem resident was severely wounded i clashes with IDF forces after he reportedly threw a firebomb at the soldiers near the Qalandiya checkpoint. The man was treated by a Red Crescent crew.

Meanwhile, an Israeli man was lightly wounded by stones hurled at him near Yitzhar settlement in the northern West Bank. The man was taken to receive medical care as IDF forces launched a search for after the stone hurlers.