Netanyahu condemns settler attack in flashpoint West Bank village

Israeli security forces were deployed to a flashpoint village in the occupied West Bank after reports of violent clashes involving Israeli rioters, the military said. Soldiers and border police were sent in “following reports that Israeli rioters had arrived in the area and that violent clashes had occurred, including stone-hurling toward Palestinians and additional civilians,” according to a statement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack. President Isaac Herzog also denounced the violence, while Israel’s foreign ministry called the incident “a disgrace.” No further details on injuries or arrests were immediately provided.