Worst Violence in Decades Engulfs Israel’s West Bank

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for calm and urged against violence.

AP/Majdi Mohammed
Israeli soldiers take up positions at the scene of a Palestinian shooting attack at the Huwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday. AP/Majdi Mohammed

Scores of Israelis set dozens of cars and homes on fire in Samaria, part of the West Bank, on Sunday after two settlers were killed by a Palestinian gunman. Palestinian medics said one man was killed and four others were badly wounded in what appeared to be the worst outburst of violence in decades.

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