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Police: IDF convoy attacked in Yitzhar
Army rebuked by police for failing to report attack with stones, paint cans by settlers until day after
Police are investigating claims that a vehicle carrying two high-ranking army officials was attacked Monday after handing out construction freeze orders in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar.
The IDF only reported the incident to the police on Tuesday.
The convoy of army vehicles, headed by Samaria Brigade Commander Colonel Itzik Bar, was pelted with paint cans and stones upon entering the settlement.
The assailants fled the scene before any arrests could be made. The IDF has admitted that the incident was a serious attack on IDF forces.
Police are currently investigating whether a tire on one of the vehicles was punctured, and claim they have not yet received an official report about this from the army.
The government-ordered construction freeze has incurred the wrath of many settlers, and clashes between them and security officials handing out the orders have become common.
Hanan Greenberg contributed to this report
