Officials said the ultra-Orthodox seminary students were on their way to pray at the Mearat Hamachpela when they took a wrong turn and entered a Palestinian neighborhood. The students entered accidentally after having been misdirected there by the navigational system Waze, one of the boys said.

The car was pelted with stones and a firebomb and went up in flames.

Police said the students got out of the vehicle and were rescued by a Palestinian resident who alerted Israeli authorities to evacuate them. Two students, residence of Brooklyn, NY were lightly wounded and were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment.

Hebron is home to several hundred Jewish settlers living in fortified enclaves amid more than 150,000 Palestinians. The city is a frequent flashpoint of violence.

A Photo of the scene showed a pair of tefillin lying on the ground, apparently belonging to one of the boys who escaped as their Vehicle was firebombed.

Just days before, the IDF has turned over control of its outpost at the entrance of the Hebron neighborhood to Palestinian security forces.

“The fact that these Jews were miraculously saved proves once again that the transfer of territory to terrorists is a recipe for disaster,” members of the Hebron Jewish community said.

“We demand the return of the IDF outpost and the removal of the terrorists and their accomplices from these properties in Hebron. Only then can peace return to the city, for the sake of the peace-loving residents of all faiths.”

A large IDF contingent is searching the area where the attack occurred and the investigation is ongoing.

Israeli soldiers check the area near a burned out vehicle used by US tourists after it was attacked by Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, 03 September 2015. Five US tourists who accidently entered the West Bank city of Hebron were given refuge in the home of a Palestinian local after they were allegedly mistaken for Israeli settlers and their vehicle attacked, according to media reports. (Credit: EPA)

An Israeli settler holds a gun near a burned out vehicle used by US tourists after it was attacked by Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, 03 September 2015. Five US tourists who accidently entered the West Bank city of Hebron were given refuge in the home of a Palestinian local after they were allegedly mistaken for Israeli settlers and their vehicle attacked, according to media reports. (Credit: EPA)

Palestinian boys check the damage of a burned vehicle used by US tourists after it was allegedly attacked by Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, 03 September 2015. Five US tourists who accidently entered the West Bank city of Hebron were given refuge in the home of a Palestinian local after they were allegedly mistaken for Israeli settlers and their vehicle attacked, according to media reports. (Credit: EPA)

Israeli soldiers check the area near a burned out vehicle used by US tourists after it was attacked by Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, 03 September 2015. Five US tourists who accidently entered the West Bank city of Hebron were given refuge in the home of a Palestinian local after they were allegedly mistaken for Israeli settlers and their vehicle attacked, according to media reports. (Credit: EPA)

Palestinians gather around a burned out vehicle used by US tourists after it was attacked by Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, 03 September 2015. Five US tourists who accidently entered the West Bank city of Hebron were given refuge in the home of a Palestinian local after they were allegedly mistaken for Israeli settlers and their vehicle attacked, according to media reports. (Credit: EPA)