Settlers set fire to structures and vehicles, threw stones and wounded three Israeli officers. Three were arrested. A senior security source told Haaretz the IDF 'failed big time' when it only sent 12 Border Police officers to secure the operation

Hordes of settlers rioted overnight into Tuesday in the West Bank village of Jalud as Israeli forces failed to secure the return of a Palestinian family to its home, the IDF said this morning, despite a court ruling ordering that the family be allowed to return to their home safely.

Also overnight, Israeli forces raided the Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, and arrested one of its residents. At the same time, settlers also raided the village and set cars and houses on fire.

In Jalud, three Border Police officers were wounded by the settlers and are in light condition, according to the IDF. The Israel police added that three vehicles were seized and three young men were arrested: an 18-year-old Jerusalem resident, a northern Israel resident and a 15- and 17-year-old West Bank resident.

The settlers set fire to Palestinian structures in the village, vehicles and other property, and also threw stones. The IDF's statement said that such incidents "divert attention, undermine stability and harm the defense and counter-terrorism activities of the security forces."

One of the Tubasi family members told Haaretz that around 11:00 P.M. on Monday, the IDF's civil administration informed them they would be returned to their home that night. About an hour later, security vehicles escorted the family members, who were driving their car up the hill where the homes are located.

Within ten minutes, he said, hordes of settlers arrived and threw stones at the homes. Border Police initially ordered the family to stay inside, as settlers tried to break in. The family member said that Border Police tried to disperse the settlers using tear gas and stun grenades, but the settlers broke in "through the door and the windows." The family then fled to the roof, but the settlers managed to overpower Border Police guards and get to the roof.

The forces tried to expel the attackers, and when they failed, they put the family members into an armored military vehicle and evacuated them from the scene. According to the family member, half an hour later, smoke began to rise from the homes.

The Tubasi were forced to leave their home about two months ago after settlers harassed them. The family's homes are in Area B, where the Palestinian Authority administers civilian affairs and Israel maintains security control, and have been covered by a closed military zone order in recent months. The family was due to return Thursday, but the military coordination required for their return was postponed.

The state was supposed to secure the family's return and update the court by September 22 on both their return and measures being taken to prevent settlers from coming back. Instead, it told the court that operational constraints had forced a postponement and that the return would take place "in the coming days."