The Israeli military began preparations for a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday after four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed in clashes there.

The military said a group of settlers entered an area of the West Bank restricted to Israeli civilians Friday for an “unauthorized and uncoordinated hike.” As the group approached the Palestinian village of Tell, clashes broke out between the settlers and residents of the village.

In the ensuing gunfire, four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed, part of a surge of violence across the West Bank.

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the demolition of Palestinian villages in the area in response to the Israelis who were killed.

“The population must be evacuated for its own protection, and these villages must be cleared of terrorist infrastructure and terrorists in order to restore deterrence and security to the area,” he said Friday.

Video of the incident shows soldiers and armed Israeli settlers appearing to force Palestinians from the area, with calls for “revenge” in Hebrew heard in the background. An armed settler approaches two Palestinian men, apparently trying to use his rifle to push them away. One of the Palestinians can be seen grabbing the strap of the weapon.

Several seconds later, after the video refocuses on the incident, one of the Palestinian men is seen holding the weapon. The sound of at least a dozen shots rings out from what appear to be several different locations.

-CNN