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Court order fails to secure family’s return home

In Jalud village, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the El-Tubasi family came under attack from more than 100 Israeli settlers as it tried to return home under the escort of Israeli forces. The family was taken to a safe area after the incident late Monday, and the return attempt could not be completed.

According to the source text, the family had been forced to leave its home in the summer after weeks of harassment and attacks. In a ruling earlier this month, the Israeli Supreme Court said the family should be safely returned to its property and set Sept. 20 as the deadline.

Homes, vehicles and security forces targeted in the attack

The Israeli army said more than 100 Israeli assailants blocked roads in the village, burned tires and threw stones at security forces. It said the violence prevented the family’s return from being completed, lightly injured three police officers and damaged one security vehicle.

According to the family’s account, the buildings were badly damaged when they entered the home. Doors had been broken, electrical wiring ripped out, tiles removed, windows pulled down and garbage left inside. As the settlers’ attack escalated, the family was first placed in a military vehicle and then in an armored vehicle; during that time, the tires of a military van were cut, the report said.

As the family was being removed from the village, its car and two houses were set on fire. Images shot from a distance showed thick smoke rising from the buildings.

Local sources say clashes spread to nearby villages

The head of the local council in Jalud said villagers resisted the settlers and that the clashes spread to a nearby village. At the same time, a Palestinian woman was beaten by settlers and her home was set on fire, according to the report.

The pressure on the family was also said not to be new. About a month ago, Aida el-Tubasi was reportedly injured in an attack by masked settlers in Jalud while with American journalists interviewing her there.

Settler violence back in the spotlight

Benjamin Netanyahu said he condemned attacks on security forces and called for those responsible to be prosecuted. The Israeli police said they detained 3 people on suspicion of involvement in the attacks.

The Israeli human rights group Yesh Din says fewer than 3% of police investigations into settler violence over the past two decades have ended in convictions. United Nations data shows that more than 6,500 Palestinians have been displaced in the West Bank since 2023 because of settler attacks and access restrictions.

  • According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 6,199 attacks were recorded over the same period.
  • This year, at least 82 Palestinians and 4 Israelis have been killed in the West Bank, including 23 Palestinians who died in the context of settler attacks.
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