At least 10 Palestinians were reportedly injured Sunday evening as settler extremists torched cars and property in a northern West Bank Palestinian village, the latest in a wave of such attacks.

Israeli security forces responded to the violence, seizing weapons and arresting five Israelis. At a separate location, settlers reportedly attacked a police officer, injuring him. Several Palestinians were also said to be injured amid the security forces’ operations.

The attack occurred one day after Yehuda Sherman, an 18-year-old settler, was killed in a collision between his ATV and a Palestinian vehicle in the northern West Bank, an incident authorities are investigating as a possible terror attack. Following that incident, on Saturday, there were around 20 settler attacks in various West Bank villages, including arson, stone-throwing and assaults.

Settler extremists gathered again at around 5 p.m. on Sunday. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported simultaneous settler attacks in at least six West Bank communities throughout the night, from the area of Jenin in the north to the South Hebron Hills.

The attackers in the village of Deir Khatab set fire to several vehicles and structures. Among the 10 Palestinians injured there were a 45-year-old man who was shot in the foot and a woman suffering from smoke inhalation, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent and Palestinian media outlets.

Palestinian outlets also reported that settlers attempted to set fire to vehicles and a clinic in the village of Burqa in the Ramallah area Sunday night. No injuries were reported in that incident.

Settlers also reportedly blocked a road for several hours overnight in the South Hebron Hills in an apparent attempt to prevent Palestinians from passing, and a Palestinian vehicle was stoned in the Nablus area.

The incidents are the most recent in a months-long spate of settler violence in the West Bank. Military leaders have condemned and discouraged the attacks, though arrests of the suspected........

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