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Israeli Settlers Attack Jalud Village, Torch Homes and Vehicles in Northern West Bank
Over 100 settlers rioted in Jalud, setting fire to homes and vehicles. Tubasi family’s home and property were torched during the attack.
Whether Israeli forces protected settlers during the attack.
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Jalud pogrom and return
Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Jalud in the northern occupied West Bank, setting fire to homes and vehicles and triggering panic as Israeli forces provided protection to the attackers. Israeli forces compelled members of the Tubasi family to evacuate their homes again at gunpoint after the family tried to return under an Israeli court decision following nearly two months of displacement.
Israeli forces said more than 100 settlers rioted in Jalud overnight, blocking roads, setting tyres on fire and throwing stones at security forces, and the military said the return mission was not completed. Mahmoud Tubasi told Anadolu that the family returned under the court order but found extensive destruction caused by settlers who had taken over the property and prevented its owners from accessing it.
Clashes, injuries, and arrests
Israeli forces and Border Police clashed with over 100 Jewish extremist settlers near Jalud as the crowd tried to block the coordinated return of the Tubasi family, and the IDF said three Border Police officers sustained light injuries. The IDF said rioters blocked roads, set tires on fire, and hurled rocks at security forces while also setting fire to Palestinian-owned structures, vehicles and other property.
The IDF said it used riot dispersal measures to break up the gathering and detained two suspects, transferring them to the local district police for questioning. Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the violence, saying, "I strongly condemn the violent riots that took place tonight in Samaria and the attacks on the security forces who arrived at the scene to maintain law and order."
International law and media access
Julien Lerisson, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s delegation for Israel and the occupied territory, said, "Authorities have a responsibility to protect the population from violence, including when that violence is inflicted by settlers." Lerisson added that international humanitarian law on the protection of private and public property and on the population’s access to essential services must be respected.
Al Jazeera said Israeli occupation forces forced its team to stop filming settlers’ raids protected by occupation forces in Betunia west of Ramallah, and Al Jazeera reporter Jawhara al-Badri was cut off when an Israeli soldier told her to stop filming. AAl Jazeera also said hundreds of settlers and Israeli officials, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, raided the courtyards of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron for the second day in a row.A