Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, blocking family's return home

More than 100 Israeli settlers have attacked a village in ​the occupied West Bank, preventing a Palestinian family from returning home and clashing with troops, ‌witnesses said.

A Palestinian boy rides his bicycle past Israeli army vehicles during a military operation at the Askar camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on September 4, 2026. JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP

Two houses belonging to the Tubasi family in Jalud village were seized by settlers weeks ago, amid a surge of settler violence and land seizures that have drawn international condemnation.

The family had been staying elsewhere in the village, north of the city ​of Ramallah in the Palestinian territory, until Israel's military agreed to escort them back late on ​Monday night and protect them from the settlers.

Source: Citizen Digital