One killed as Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank village

Dozens of Israeli settlers have set fire to houses and cars in a village in the West Bank, the BBC writes.

The Palestinian health ministry said at least one person has been killed.

The settlers – some of them wearing masks – threw rocks and Molotov cocktails as they attacked the village of Jit, near the town of Nablus, on Thursday evening.

The Palestinian health ministry said a local villager was killed and another person critically injured in the chest. The IDF said it was examining the report of the fatality.

Israeli political leaders condemned the attack, pledging to punish the perpetrators. One Israeli national was detained in Jit, the IDF said.