A group of several dozen masked settlers attacked a contingent of Border Police with rocks and Molotov cocktails near the settlement of Yitzhar on Wednesday, the Israel Police reported.
According to a statement from the Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit, the forces were in the area to help the IDF's Civil Administration demolish three wooden structures that had been erected illegally at the outpost Shevach Haaretz.
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One policeman was lightly wounded by a rock and others sustained light wounds when they were hit by bottles of paint.
The rioters also slashed the tired of the Border Police vehicles. The forces employed riot dispersal tactics, and additional security personnel were scrambled to the scene.
The police noted that the demolition was completed.
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