Dozens of Israeli settlers burst into a Palestinian man's home in the occupied West Bank near the town of Qusra on Saturday, trapping and attacking people inside, the Israeli military and Palestinian witnesses said. The assault was part of a series of attacks by Israeli extremists that have drawn international condemnation. A separate incident occurred about four miles away in Jalud, where masked Israeli settlers attacked and injured NBC News reporters interviewing a Palestinian woman displaced from her home.

Violence has escalated in the Israeli-occupied territory over recent months, with Palestinians alleging Israeli authorities frequently look the other way. The ferocity of Saturday's assault drew rare condemnation from Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, who has largely downplayed such attacks as the actions of a small minority. The Israeli military deployed soldiers to both Qusra and Jalud following reports of clashes and stone-throwing by Israeli rioters.

Soldiers removed attackers barricaded inside a Palestinian home and confiscated vehicles, though it remained unclear whether any Israelis were arrested. Isaac Herzog, Israel's president, called the events "reprehensible" and vowed to bring the rioters to justice. Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians have risen sharply since the war in Gaza began three years ago, with few prosecutions reported by Israeli rights groups. A recent United Nations report found settler violence in the West Bank had reached an all-time high. Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, condemned the attackers as "Israeli terrorists" and called for military and police action.