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
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
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