Israelis attacked, car torch after accidentally entering West Bank outpost

Israeli travelers whose car accidentally entered an illegal West Bank outpost were attacked and their car set on fire, police say.

The incident occurred at Givat Ronen, a small hilltop outpost in the northern West Bank near the village of Burin, an area that has seen repeated clashes between extremist settlers and Palestinians. Israelis are suspected of carrying out the attack.

According to Hebrew media reports, the car was carrying two women and two children from an Arab family. Two of the passengers were injured on their heads and hands by stones thrown at them, the Ynet news site reports, before they managed to make it Israeli troops for saefty.

“Two of the travelers in the car were injured and Israeli troops gave them first aid at the scene and they were later taken to a hospital for treatment,” police say in a statement.

Police say they have opened an investigation and take the matter extremely seriously.