Incident near Bat Ayin happens with backdrop of razing of illegal structure on nearby hilltop, two days after masked Israelis similarly vandalized Border Police jeep near Yitzhar

Israelis say farmers went beyond area allotted to them by IDF; PA official claims villagers were tending to trees that they own; injuries reported on both sides

30 cars vandalized in Yatma; as in Wednesday incident, Hebrew graffiti references Yitzhar area outpost that's been hotbed of violence

No officers injured in attack on makeshift post enforcing closed military zone order; security forces view incident as 'escalation' in settler violence

Former Central Command head says politicians pandering to base in Yitzhar and surrounding outposts, which have been at center of recent violence against IDF and Palestinians

Settlement lambastes 'violent' move that disrupts its efforts to calm tensions after several instances of violence against the IDF perpetrated by area hilltop youth

Suspects filmed damaging 31 cars in al-Bireh; Hebrew graffiti references administrative orders made against West Bank outpost that has become hotbed of violence; police open probe

Cooperation said halted last week -- ahead of string of assaults on troops, Palestinians and activists -- over refusal to cancel order barring resident from hardline settlement

Border Police use stun grenades to disperse rioters throwing stones, paint bottles close to West Bank settlement; IDF declares area of weekend attack a closed military zone

Amir Peretz says repeated attacks by Jewish extremists must be 'nipped in the bud,' calling the response by Netanyahu and the government 'weak'