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The Israeli military killed four Palestinians near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, while two Israelis were also killed in the clashes.

Israeli media reports and local Palestinian officials suggested that a group of Israeli settlers, some of whom were armed, entered the Palestinian village of Tell, southwest of Nablus, on Friday morning. The settlers were met by residents of the Palestinian village who were fearful of an attack.

Footage of the incident that was confirmed by the Israeli military and shared online by the military correspondent for Israel’s Army Radio showed two armed men in civilian clothing, as well as at least one Israeli soldier, pointing their weapons at a group of Palestinians who had gathered in a field.

“Villagers came out to defend their homes and property. Clashes and physical altercations broke out between the residents and the settlers,” the head of the village council in Tell, Walid Zidan, told the AFP news agency.

“Israeli soldiers were present and together with the settlers began opening fire … it was the settlers who stormed the village, with the intention of killing, vandalizing and setting property on fire.”

The Israeli military said it has received reports that Israeli civilians were hiking in the area and had been attacked by Palestinians.

In response to the incident, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “act with full force against the terrorists and those who orchestrate and sponsor them.”

The Israeli military subsequently set up roadblocks near Tell and Nablus and announced a widespread operation in the occupied West Bank.

“Following the terror attack earlier today in the area of Tell, IDF soldiers are preparing for extensive counterterrorism operational activity in the sector,” the military said.