Two terrorists were shot on Wednesday night while preparing to throw firebombs at IDF soldiers operating near Kafr Malik, in the Ramallah area.

The IDF stated that the soldiers identified terrorists who attempted to throw the Molotov cocktails at them and shot at them.

Two terrorists were reportedly hit. One terrorist was shot in the lower body and sustained a mild injury. The second terrorist was shot in the lower body and shoulder and is in moderate condition.

They were treated by an MDA team.

A few days ago, a number of terrorists arrived at the scene by vehicle and threw four firebombs towards the nearby IDF base and fled the scene. Following the incident, the IDF apparently set an ambush at the scene and eliminated the terrorist cell.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Tuesday with Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, a week after Israel and Bahrain signed a Declaration of Peace at the White House in Washington.

Netanyahu made a dramatic exit of an ongoing meeting of the Corona Cabinet to take the call.

Following the conversation, Netanyahu had he “an outstanding, very friendly conversation” with Bahrain’s Crown Prince.

“We reiterated the principles of the Abraham Accords and we discussed how we might quickly add content to the agreements between Bahrain and Israel and turn this peace into economic peace, technological peace, tourist peace, peace in all of these fields.”

Bahrain’s official news agency reported that during the conversation, bin Hamad “underscored the importance of securing regional and international stability and enhancing efforts to support peace in the region.”

Israel, the UAE and Bahrain signed a historic peace agreement at the White House last Tuesday, the first agreement to be signed between Israel and an Arab country in 25 years.

The UAE is the first major Arab state to recognize Israel since the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty was signed in October 1994.

Announced on August 13, the Abraham Accords is the first between a Gulf state and Israel and is expected to lead to similar agreements with other Arab countries, possibly Oman or Saudi Arabia.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz left on Monday for a 24-hour quick visit to the United States, for important security meetings.

Gantz will meet on Tuesday with US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and with other senior Pentagon officials.

Gantz stated before boarding his flight that the visit is part of Israel’s “efforts to maintain its security superiority,” and “to ensure that our quality advantage is maintained, and the continued struggle for against Iran’s establishment.”

Gantz is apparently set to discuss maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) in the Middle East after the US has said it is ready to sell F-35 stealth fighters to the United Arab Emirates.

Israel can expect a the procurement of other advanced systems to maintain its QME in the Middle East.

The Jerusalem Court District on Monday ruled that alleged sex offender Malka Leifer can be extradited back to Australia where she will stand trial.

At hearing number 71 in Leifer’s case and after six years of proceedings in Israel, Judge Chana Lomp ordered that Leifer be extradited to Australia to face 74 charges including rape and sexual assault against three of her former students, the sisters Nicole, Dassi and Elly.

The ruling comes weeks after the High Court of Justice unanimously rejected an appeal filed by Leifer in the extradition proceedings pending in her case and ruled that Leifer’s mental condition did not preclude her extradition to Australia.

A psychiatric panel in January decided that the alleged sex offender, who escaped to Israel from Australia, is mentally fit to stand trial and has been feigning mental illness.

Leifer, a former Ultra-Orthodox girls’ school principal, is charged in Australia with dozens of cases of child abuse. She fled to Israel in 2008 following allegations that she had sexually abused students at the Adass Yisroel school in Melbourne on 74 different occasions.

“Today is a great day for justice. It is a day which at times seemed like it would never arrive, but we are thrilled that it is finally here,” said Manny Waks of the Kol v’Oz abuse victims organization.

An IDF soldier was moderately injured on Wednesday during a training exercise.

The IDF stated that the soldier was injured as a result of a fall during training in the center of the country.

He received initial treatment on the spot and was transferred to a hospital for further treatment.

The IDF has launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.