Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages, burn vehicles

JERUSALEM Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. It was the latest in a series of attacks by young settlers in the West Bank. Israeli police said four Israelis were arrested in what it described as “extremist violence,” while the Israeli military said four Palestinia