Violent clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians erupted in the village of Burin south of the West Bank city of Nablus erupted Sunday evening.

Ghassan Daghlas, Palestinian official following Israeli settlement activities in the northern West Bank, told Ma’an that “dozens of heavily armed settlers from the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar attacked Palestinians in Burin after failing to steal dozens of sheep from a Palestinian shepherd who was in the area,” he explained.

When the settlers entered the village Palestinian youth began throwing stones, precipitating clashes. According to Daghlas, no injuries have been reported.

The official was outraged by the proximity of Israeli forces who refused to stop the marauding settlers.