Settler presses knife to soldier's throat during altercation

Settlers clashed with a group of soldiers at the Havat Gilad outpost in the West Bank on Thursday afternoon. During the course of the altercation one of the settlers pulled out a knife and pressed it to a soldier's throat in threat. The settler snatched the soldier's helmet and fled the scene, the soldier was unharmed. IDF troops have begun searching after the perpetrator. Military officials told Ynet that the incident was viewed severely and would be dealt with.