Social media footage from Jit, close to Nablus, showed homes and cars on fire.
The Israeli military claimed that rocks and petrol bombs were hurled at houses and cars, and that “riot dispersal means” were employed to put an end to the fighting.
After police and army personnel intervened in Thursday’s incident, it was reported that one Israeli had been taken into custody.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, settlers’ shooting claimed one life and injured another.
The attack was denounced by the White House and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu’s office released a statement in which it stated that it saw the occurrence with “utmost severity” and that anyone “responsible”.
The White House National Security Council released a statement on Thursday saying, “Sraeli authorities must take action to protect all communities from harm, including intervening to stop such violence and holding all perpetrators of such violence to account.”
Since the Israel-Hamas conflict began, Israeli gunfire in the West Bank has claimed the lives of over 600 Palestinians.
Though civilians are frequently caught in the crossfire, they have usually occurred during military incursions into towns and cities to apprehend or kill militants.
