Police: 5 Israeli officers hurt by stone-throwing settlers

Israeli police say five officers have been injured by stone-throwing settlers while evacuating an illegal West Bank settlement outpost.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the Israeli forces were enforcing a court-ordered evacuation on Thursday when they were pelted with rocks and stones. Police then arrested two settlers in the area of Amona.

The outpost was evacuated two years ago but a small group of settlers returned there in protest recently amid an outburst of Palestinian violence.