Upon arrival, Scholz condemned the Iranian strikes on Israel
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israel's defence minister Yoav Gallant said.
"I commend the actions of the soldiers who eliminated two terrorists who opened fire on them near Elon Moreh" an illegal Jewish settlement near the West Bank city of Nablus, Gallant said on Twitter.
He added the troops had "prevented an attack on Israeli civilians".
A senior Palestinian official told AFP that he had been informed of the death of the two Palestinians, who were not immediately identified.
In a statement, the Israeli army said "armed assailants fired shots from a vehicle at the Elon Moreh post."
Soldiers "fired toward the vehicle and neutralised two armed assailants," it added.
The army said it had seized two M-16 rifles and a handgun.
Meanwhile, Jewish visitors and tourists will be banned from Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem until the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday.
Violence has surged in the region over the last week as Ramadan, Jewish Passover and Christian Easter coincided.
The conflict has this year claimed the lives of at least 96 Palestinians, 19 Israelis, one Ukrainian and one Italian, according to an AFP count based on Israeli and Palestinian official sources.
These figures include, on the Palestinian side, combatants and civilians, including minors, and on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, including minors, and three members of the Arab minority.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.
Upon arrival, Scholz condemned the Iranian strikes on Israel
Police have named the assailant as 40-year-old itinerant man Joel Cauchi
Family expresses condolences to the victims
The airline has already suspended flights to and from Tehran until April 18
All flights at Egyptian airports are according to the usual schedules, except for some flights heading to countries that have closed their airspace, said the govt
Air India and Vistara have announced avoidance of Iranian airspace and are taking longer flight paths for their Europe and US operations
Israel has a multi-layered air defence system that has intercepted thousands of rockets since it first went into operation in 2011
Police said there was no evidence to suggest Joel Cauchi was 'driven by any particular motivation, ideology or otherwise'