The event occurred after their vehicle exited a fueling station located in the West Bank Jewish village Kiryat Arba, near Hebron.
The two soldiers intended to drive back to a nearby military base, but instead were rerouted by the smartphone application Waze to the Palestinian village Beit Fajjar located near Bethlehem. There the two were bombarded by a barrage of stones thrown by local Palestinian youths.The two managed to escape unharmed but their vehicle sustained heavy damage in the event.