Israeli settlers rampage in Palestinian town in West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian officials say a group of Jewish settlers has rampaged through a town in the northern West Bank. They say the crowd attacked shops and residents with stones and iron bars and over 40 people were hurt. It was the latest violence in the northern West Bank, where the Israeli military conducts nightly arrest raids against suspected Palestinian militants. It was not immediately clear what sparked Thursday’s rampage, but Palestinian militants in the area have carried out several roadside shootings in recent weeks. The area is home to a number of hardline settlements, whose residents often intimidate Palestinians and vandalize their property.