Israeli Police Arrest 4 Settlers in West Bank

Israeli police arrested four Israeli settlers in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar on Monday, accusing them of "attacks on public order," a police spokeswoman said.

Among those detained was a minor suspected of setting fire to Palestinian property, she said, adding that police had seized various items including computers when they arrested the suspects.

Local media said some of those detained were involved with a right-wing news website called "The Jewish Voice," which had expressed sympathy with attacks on Palestinians in response to the demolition of Israeli settlements.

The arrests reportedly came after the site published a confidential army document discussing which soldiers at a West Bank command post might alert settlers that security officials were planning to dismantle settlements.

Yitzhar settlement is considered one of the most extreme in the West Bank, and its ultra-Orthodox and nationalist residents regularly clash with local Palestinians and Israeli security forces.