Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he has directed the Israel Defense Forces to take "firm measures against terrorism" following a deadly clash in the occupied West Bank on Friday.
Netanyahu's orders include demolishing "the home of the terrorist who carried out this morning’s attack near the village of Tell," carrying out "vigorous operations in villages that serve as centres of terrorism," and reinforcing the military "throughout Judea and Samaria."
He added that the IDF would "accelerate the legalisation of existing farms and the establishment of new ones."
Four Palestinians were killed and four others were injured by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said. An Israeli man was also killed in the incident, which occurred around the village of Tell, per Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service.
While exact details on what happened remain unclear, Israeli and Palestinian media reports suggest that Israeli settlers from Havat Gilad entered Tell and were met by locals.
