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Israeli settlers torch homes in West Bank village of Jalud[Updated]

Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 08:37 · 1 min read
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More than 100 settlers took part in the Jalud attack, and the Israeli military said three Border Police officers were lightly injured and a security forces vehicle was damaged, drawing rare condemnation from the Israeli government. Police said one person was arrested and two minors were taken in for questioning. The US State Department condemned "criminal violence" in the West Bank and said it supports proper investigations and judicial action against those responsible. Mahmoud al-Tubasi, 60, told the BBC he expected the settlers to kill his family, and human rights groups said the incident shows Israeli authorities are failing to act effectively against settler violence.

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Israeli settlers set fire to two homes of the Al-Tubasi family in Jalud, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, hours after the family returned under an Israeli court decision following nearly two months of displacement, Anadolu news agency reported, citing local sources. The sources said Israeli forces protected the settlers and forced the family to leave again at gunpoint. Separately, Al Jazeera reported that Israeli soldiers ordered its crew to stop filming settler incursions into Beitunia, near Ramallah, amid wider raids in the territory, which is regarded as occupied under international law and where settler violence has drawn widespread condemnation.

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Al Jazeera Arabic — الاحتلال يمنع الجزيرة من تغطية اقتحامات المستوطنين غرب رام الله ↗︎Al Jazeera English — Israeli settlers attack Jalud village in occupied West Bank, torch homes ↗︎
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