IDF troops at a checkpoint south of Jenin killed an armed Palestinian who attacked them this afternoon, a military source told The Jerusalem Post.

"The terrorists had arrived at the checkpoint in a taxi. As Golani troops ordered them out of the taxi, one of them pulled out a handgun and was immediately shot dead," the source said.

The IDF said that the other man was placed under arrest. Both men were members of the Islamic Jihad.

Upon further inspection of the taxi, the IDF discovered a Kalashnikov automatic rifle with several magazines.

"Today's incident illustrates why the IDF has established checkpoints throughout the West Bank," the source said. "These security points may be inconvenient for many Palestinians but at the end of the day, these check posts save the lives of both innocent Israeli and Palestinian civilians."

A few hours earlier, an IDF patrol came under automatic gunfire in Jenin. There were no reports of Israeli causalities, but the IDF believes that when they returned fire, they did manage to hit the Palestinian gunmen.