Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the victims as Aviv Maor, a teenager, and Shimshon Mordechai, 68. Paramedics pronounced both dead at the scene.

Two people were killed in a series of terror attacks involving ramming and stabbing in northern Israel on Friday.

Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi made a secret visit to Israel about two months ago, in October, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad chief David Barnea and Defense Minister Israel Katz, Channel 12 reports.

Twelve European countries as well as Canada and Japan have condemned Israel’s decision earlier in the month to approve 19 new Jewish settlements in the Occupied West Bank saying the move harmed the prospects for long term peace and security in the region.

The ceasefire in Gaza is broadly holding, despite sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF airstrikes. Israeli forces inside the strip have pulled back to the so-called "yellow line.

An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since Oct.

Defense Minister Israel Katz had proposed that Army Radio, broadcasting since the early days of the state, will be shut down by March 1.