Nablus – Ma'an – Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian car in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said.

Ghassan Daghlas, who holds the PA's northern settlements portfolio, said Civil Defense forces were investigating an arson in the village of Burin, south of Nablus, allegedly set by residents of the illegal Yitzhar settlement.

Daghlas identified the vehicle's owner as Khader An-Najjar, who parked his car at the entrance of the village.

The PA official demanded that the US put pressure on Israel "to stop the daily and repeated settler attacks."

An Israeli security source told Ma'an that a complaint was filed with the Civil Administration, a branch of the country's Defense Ministry in the occupied Palestinian territories.

A Civil Administration spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

In February, settlers chopped down dozens of olive trees in the same village, Daghlas said at the time, while the Civil Administration said representatives were dispatched to the scene to investigate.

The month also saw settlers smash windshields of cars driving along the Nablus-Jenin road and assault a Palestinian doctor. "Attacks by settlers on Palestinians in the Nablus district continue, almost every day," Daghlas said.

Israel has vowed to "take severe measures against those involved" in disturbances in the area, after several dozen settlers attacked a military patrol near Yitzhar, injuring a soldier and two paramilitary police officers.

The attacks followed an incident in which a settler shot a Palestinian teenager in the same area during clashes that also left five Israelis injured. At the time, Israel's army also vowed to investigate the shooting.