BRUQIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli settlers torched Palestinian vehicles and houses in the occupied West Bank, Israel's army and villagers said, the latest in a series of attacks on the village of Bruqin, close to the location where a pregnant settler was killed this month.

Israel faces calls from more than 12 nations, including allies, to explain why forces opened fire as a large delegation of diplomats visited the occupied West Bank.

Palestinians in the village of Bruqin in the northern West Bank said that Israeli settlers attacked them, burning cars and damaging houses.

A new Israeli policy in Area C may legalize land seizures and finalize de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian residents of Maghayer al-Deir in the occupied West Bank told AFP on Thursday that they had begun packing their belonging and preparing to leave the village following repeated attacks by Israeli settlers.

Tuesday's actions came a day after the U.K., France and Canada condemned Israel's handling of the war in Gaza and its actions in the occupied West Bank.

The West Bank Art Guild held its annual banquet on May 15th. The Artist of the Year award was presented to Wayne Himel for his outstanding work throughout the year.

The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and has leveled new sanctions targeting West Bank settlements as it criticizes Israel's military actions in Gaza.

With hundreds of structures demolished and thousands of residents displaced as the Israel Defense Forces escalates its most extensive counter-terror campaign in years across the northern West Bank, Palestinian residents have spoken out about the difficulties of displacement and their determination to return ot their homes.