More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family in the northern West Bank village of Jalud on Tuesday, storming their house and setting it on fire hours after the family returned home for the first time in two months.

Two suspects were apprehended after the attackers blocked roads, set tyres on fire and threw rocks at security forces, leaving three border police officers with light injuries, the Israeli military said.

Settlers first besieged Mahmoud Tubasi’s home early in the summer and forced him and his family out towards the end of July, Tubasi told CNN. After repeated legal attempts to reclaim the house, the body that coordinates between Israeli authorities and Palestinian security officials told him he could return.

Israeli police and soldiers escorted the family back early on Tuesday morning, passing the settlers who had taken over the home and were now camped in a tent outside. Video filmed by Tubasi’s son and shared with CNN showed debris on the floors, smashed doors and appliances and large holes in the walls.

Shortly afterwards, more than 100 settlers stormed the house, attacked the family and police officers inside and forced them out, then set fire to the building and the family car, CNN reported. Residents filmed from the base of the hill as the house burned, and footage shot at daybreak showed it gutted and blackened.

The Israeli military said soldiers and police worked “to disperse Israeli rioters and protect the residents of the area.” It said “more than 100 Israelis … blocked roads, set tires on fire and hurled rocks toward security forces,” and added: “The security establishment strongly condemns any harm to security personnel while carrying out their duties, as well as acts of vandalism and damage to property.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the “violent riots” overnight but referred only to attacks on security forces, not those on Palestinians. “The handful of rioters do not represent the law-abiding settler community in Judea and Samaria,” he said, using the biblical name for the West Bank.

His main challenger in next month’s general election, Gadi Eisenkot, blamed the government without naming Netanyahu. “This is what anarchy and loss of control look like, which have reached new heights under the current government. This reality, in which each person does what is right in their own eyes, is not a malfunction and not a mistake, but a direct result of a dangerous policy,” he said.

The attack is the latest in near-daily settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, and at times against Israeli forces, that has drawn increasing international condemnation. rews has reported on how settlers have taken over West Bank springs amid the same upsurge.

Local residents said the settlers who attacked in Jalud are the same group that besieged the home of a Palestinian-American in the neighbouring village of Qusra last month. The group has established an illegal outpost in the area and has attacked Palestinians almost daily, according to CNN. The Israeli government has approved dozens of illegal settler outposts over the last three years.

The settlement watchdog Peace Now accused the government of “double standards.” “This is not a minority, not a handful and not weeds. This is a large and organized Jewish terror militia, backed and funded by your government, operating from the outposts and farms that you legalized and allowed,” the group said.

A US State Department spokesperson told CNN Washington was “aware of these reports and are in regular dialogue with partners about improving stability and security in the West Bank.” “We condemn criminal violence by any party in the West Bank and support appropriate investigations, legal accountability, and judicial processes for those responsible,” the spokesperson added.