Four settlers lightly hurt during clash with Palestinians east of Ramallah

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Four settlers are lightly hurt during a scuffle with Palestinians between the West Bank settlements of Ma’ale Michmas and Rimonim, east of Ramallah, Israeli medics say.

According to the Rescuers Without Borders emergency service, the Palestinians attacked the Israeli shepherds with stones and clubs.

Israeli settlers and Palestinians frequently clash in the West Bank amid accusations that Jewish shepherds intentionally graze their sheep on private Palestinian land to spark a confrontation.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it is taking the four to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in Jerusalem for treatment.

There are no reports of Palestinians wounded in the altercation. According to Army Radio, Israeli forces arrested three Palestinian suspects at the scene.

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