Settlers rampage in West Bank villages after Israelis killed

Israeli settlers person attacked Palestinian villages successful the bluish occupied West Bank, aft 2 settlers were changeable dormant by a Palestinian gunman.

One Palestinian antheral was killed and much than 100 others were injured successful the overnight unit adjacent Nablus, the Palestinian wellness ministry said.

Dozens of cars and houses were besides burnt, according to a section official.

It followed the killings of the 2 Israelis - brothers from a adjacent colony - on a highway.

The Israeli subject said it was continuing to hunt for the Palestinian who changeable Hillel Yaniv, 22, and Yagel Yaniv, 20, and that it had moved successful other troops.

Earlier connected Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian officials had pledged to de-escalate tensions astatine a acme successful Jordan.

Videos posted hours aft the acme ended showed a ample assemblage of Israeli settlers entering the colony of Hawara, astir 4 miles (6km) southbound of Nablus, lighting fires and throwing stones.

A Palestinian authoritative who monitors settlements successful the Nablus region, Ghassan Daghlas, told Palestinian Wafa quality bureau that 30 houses were damaged by stones oregon burned down, and that 15 vehicles were torched.

Settlers besides acceptable a barn and 3 vehicles connected occurrence successful adjacent Burin, arsenic good arsenic a location and a h2o vessel successful Asira al-Qabaliyya, helium said.

The Palestinian wellness ministry said 37-year-old Sameh Aqtash died aft being changeable successful the tummy during an onslaught by settlers successful Zaatara.

This portion of the West Bank falls nether afloat Israeli control, and Palestinians criticised Israeli information forces for failing to support them.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said helium held the Israeli authorities afloat liable for what helium called "the violent acts carried retired by Israeli settlers, nether the extortion of the Israeli concern forces".

Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, appealed for calm and urged settlers to let the Israeli subject and information forces to absorption connected uncovering the gunman who killed the 2 Israelis.

"I inquire that erstwhile humor is boiling and the tone is hot, don't instrumentality the instrumentality into your hands," helium said successful a video statement.

Settlers had called for a march to Hawara successful bid to "seek revenge" for the deadly onslaught connected the brothers, who lived successful the colony of Har Bracha, which is 1.2 miles (2km) southbound of Nablus.

The 2 men were driving done Hawara erstwhile a Palestinian antheral rammed their car and past changeable them some respective times.

No Palestinian militant radical has truthful acold claimed they were down the attack, but the gunman was reportedly wearing a garment bearing the insignia of the Nablus-based Lions' Den.

Members of the radical were the targets of an Israeli raid successful Nablus past Wednesday successful which 11 Palestinians, including respective civilians, were killed - the deadliest specified cognition successful the West Bank since 2005.

Israeli forces person been carrying retired waves of search, apprehension and intelligence-gathering raids successful Nablus and the adjacent metropolis of Jenin, saying they are trying to stem the spate of deadly attacks against Israelis by Palestinians.

Since the commencement of this year, much than 60 Palestinians - militants and civilians - person been killed by Israeli forces. On the Israeli side, 13 radical person been killed successful attacks - each civilians, but for a paramilitary constabulary officer.