The IDF announced on Tuesday that more than 100 Israeli rioters clashed with security forces overnight in the area of Jalud in the Binyamin region, leaving three Israel Border Police officers lightly injured and preventing a Palestinian Arab family from returning to its home.
According to the IDF, soldiers and Border Police officers were deployed to the area to disperse the rioters and protect local residents as part of a coordinated operation to facilitate the family's return.
The family had previously been forced to leave its home following several incidents of nationalist crime directed against it. However, the violence that erupted during the operation prevented security forces from completing the family's return.
During the disturbances, more than 100 Israeli rioters blocked roads, burned tires, and threw rocks at security personnel. They also set fire to Palestinian Arab-owned structures, vehicles, and other property in the area.
Three Border Police officers sustained light injuries during the clashes, while a security forces vehicle was damaged.
Security forces used riot dispersal measures to break up the gathering and arrested two suspects, who were subsequently transferred to the Judea and Samaria District Police for questioning.
The IDF added that district police investigators and forensic teams are expected to enter the area later under military protection to gather evidence, document findings, and collect testimonies as part of the investigation into the incidents.
The security establishment strongly condemned attacks against security personnel performing their duties, as well as acts of vandalism and destruction of property.
"Such incidents divert attention, undermine stability, and hinder the security forces’ defensive and counterterrorism activities," the IDF stated.
President Isaac Herzog condemned the violence in Jalud, calling it "an extremely serious incident that must be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law. It is a moral stain and an affront to the rule of law."
"Arson, rock-throwing, and the assault and injury of IDF soldiers and Border Police officers are absolutely prohibited and can have no justification whatsoever," he said.
Herzog called on the authorities "to act decisively against the lawbreakers and bring them to justice."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called out the incident: "The handful of rioters does not represent the law-abiding settler population in Judea and Samaria; it does a tremendous injustice and interferes with our forces in carrying out their mission," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu expressed his support for the IDF soldiers and Border Police officers operating in the area and called on law enforcement authorities to take action against those involved.
"I fully support the IDF soldiers and Border Police officers who are working to thwart terrorism and maintain security, and I call on law enforcement authorities to prosecute the rioters to the fullest extent of the law," he stated.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar also called out the riots, saying that an investigation had been launched and calling for it to be conducted thoroughly and comprehensively to bring the rioters to justice.
"Those who commit these criminal offenses, divert the attention of Border Police and IDF soldiers, and even harm them, are criminals who must be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law," Sa'ar said. According to him, the rioters "harm our values, Jewish settlement, and Israel."
Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned the riots while visiting Judea and Samaria alongside the head of the IDF Central Command, saying that those involved "divert forces from their missions and seriously undermine security efforts, the settlement enterprise, and the State of Israel."
Katz emphasized that the rioters do not represent the settler population and called for decisive action against them and for those responsible to be brought to justice.
He wished the Border Police officers injured in the incidents a speedy recovery and expressed his full support for IDF, Border Police, and Israel Police forces.