The two men, part of the Braclav Hasidic community, were trying to reach the shrine without coordinating with the army, which usually oversees the visits of Jewish worshipers. The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear. The army said the men passed through an unmanned roadblock at the entrance to Nablus. The incident comes a day after Palestinians vandalized and set fire to parts of the sanctuary, causing widespread condemnation in Israel. According to Channel 12 news, the two told them they wanted to help restore the shrine. Get the Times of Israel Daily E-mail and never miss our top stories By registering, you agree to the terms After the shooting, the men and the rest of their group managed to reach an IDF checkpoint near the shrine, where they were given first aid and transported to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah, the army said. The two men were slightly to moderately injured and the IDF was investigating the condition of their injury. On Sunday night, about 100 Palestinians stormed the site, sparking riots and smashing objects inside and setting it on fire, before being disbanded by Palestinian security forces, IDF spokesman Brig said. said General Ran Kochaw. Images on social media showed parts of the tomb inside the sanctuary being broken and charred. Joseph’s Tomb, Destroyed by Troublemakers, April 10, 2022 (Courtesy) The riots erupted amid clashes between Palestinian militants and IDF troops in the nearby Balata refugee camp in the Jenin region. Footage showed dozens of Palestinians entering the area and smashing objects inside. The tomb is worshiped by Jews, Christians and Muslims and has often been a hotbed of violence. Some Jews believe that the biblical Joseph is buried in the tomb, while Muslims say that a sheikh is buried there. The army accompanies Jewish worshipers to the site several times a year, in coordination with the Palestinian security forces. #Watch the start of an angry march in the Balata camp in #Nablus, towards Joseph’s grave, in support of #Jenin. pic.twitter.com/4Ypi9meih7 – Newpress | New Press (@NewpressPs) April 9, 2022 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett led Sunday’s condemnation of overnight vandalism at Joseph’s grave, saying he was disappointed by images of damage to the shrine. “During the night, the Palestinians destroyed Joseph’s tomb. “Dozens of Palestinian riots in a campaign of destruction have simply violated a sanctuary for us Jews,” Bennett said at the start of the cabinet meeting. “They broke the tombstone in the grave, set fire to rooms in the complex – I saw the photos and I was shocked,” he said. “We will not withstand such an attack in a place that is sacred to us – on Easter Eve – and we will reach out to the rioters,” he said. “And of course we will make sure to rebuild what they destroyed, as we always do.” Defense Minister Benny Ganj said the vandalism was a “serious incident” and said he had sent a “strong message” to the Palestinian Authority about the attack on the shrine. Gantz said Israel would work quickly to “ensure that the site is refurbished and quickly restored to its original condition.” Benny Gantz (right) and Yair Lapid in the Knesset on November 18, 2019. (Hadas Parush / Flash90) Joseph’s tomb is located in Area A of the West Bank, which is officially under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, although the Israeli army is active there. The IDF prohibits Israeli citizens from entering Area A without prior permission. Jewish pilgrims are usually allowed to visit the tomb only once a month under a heavily armed guard. During these visits, Palestinians usually throw stones at troops and sometimes attack them with Molotov cocktails and shots. The sanctuary has also been set on fire in the past. The overnight attack took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – often a time of intense tension in Israel and the West Bank. 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