Two Israeli soldiers potentially escaped death after entering a Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank overnight. The incident sparked clashes in which one Palestinian was killed and 15 people were wounded.
The two soldiers travelling in a jeep accidentally entered the Qalandiya refugee camp and were then targeted with rocks and Molotov cocktails, Israeli officials said.
Israeli reinforcements were then deployed to the camp, located between Jerusalem and Ramallah, to rescue them, provoking further clashes that lasted hours. The two soldiers were later rescued unharmed.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said the soldiers "apparently used Waze," the Israeli-developed navigation app now owned by Google. It was not clear whether the app led them into the camp and the military said it was investigating. Waze includes an option to "avoid dangerous areas."
According to an Israeli police spokeswoman, Palestinians threw homemade explosives and shot at the rescue team, which also opened fire.
