A group of several dozen Israelis allegedly attacked IDF reserve soldiers while rampaging in the West Bank between late Friday and early Saturday morning, in the latest act of settler violence.

The reservists and police were dispatched to Kafr Malik near Ramallah due to fresh rioting there, whereupon they were attacked by the settlers, according to Hebrew media reports, which said the Israeli assailants beat, choked and hurled rocks at the troops.

The settlers also slashed the tires of a police cruiser and tried to run over an officer, the Kan public broadcaster said.

Several of the soldiers were lightly hurt in the attack, for which nine suspects were arrested.

Security sources quoted by the Ynet news site said the settlers likely came from a newly established illegal outpost in the area.

There was no immediate comment from the Israel Defense Forces on the incident, which occurred overnight during Shabbat.

Hours earlier, Palestinian news sites published footage showing what they said were armed settlers expelling Palestinian farmers from their fields belonging to the village of Shuqba, also near Ramallah.

The latest violence came after a deadly settler rampage in Kafr Malik on Wednesday for which five suspects were detained, before being released the next day without charge.

Saudi Arabia on Friday condemned the recent spate of settler attacks, including in Kafr Malik on Wednesday. A statement from the Saudi foreign ministry said the attacks were taking place “under the protection of the occupation forces.”

“The Kingdom reiterates its condemnation of the continued Israeli violence against unarmed civilians in Gaza, including the targeting of civilian sites housing displaced persons,” the statement added.

The Kafr Malik rampage was also denounced by the United Arab Emirates, whose foreign minister “warned against the continuous assaults by settlers, and called on the Israeli government to assume full responsibility, condemn these hostile practices and hold the perpetrators accountable.

“The UAE stressed that failure to act will be seen as tacit approval that will only further deepen the cycle of hatred, racism and instability,” the statement added.

Settler attacks on Palestinians throughout the West Bank have been taking place on a near-daily basis with almost complete impunity, in what has sparked mounting sanctions from Western governments.

The head of the Israel Police’s West Bank division is currently under investigation for ignoring settler violence to curry favor in the eyes of Ben Gvir. He was allowed to return to his post, despite the ongoing investigation.