Israeli illegal settlers have burned a Palestinian home and forced a family out after storming houses and attacking residents in the village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank.
Witnesses told Anadolu agency that dozens of illegal settlers launched a large-scale attack south of Nablus, assaulting residents and vandalising property.
Palestinian resident Um Shadi al-Tubasi said illegal settlers set her home ablaze and assaulted family members, forcing them to flee.
"For 10 days, we have been living in constant fear," she said.
"I fear for my children’s lives, not my own."
Demolition notices
Jalud village council head Raed al-Nasser noted that nearly 17,000 dunams (a unit of land which is roughly 1/4 acre) of Jalud's 23,000 dunams have been seized for Israeli settlement expansion.
Medic sources confirmed that ambulance teams treated 15 injuries, including women and children, following attacks with stones and sticks.
The injuries included bruises, fractures, and suffocation cases caused by the house fire.
In southern Hebron, Israeli forces detained Palestinian resident Shadi Khalil Gheith and his wife, Doaa Khader Nassar.
Authorities also issued illegal demolition notices for five homes in the village of Birin.
Village council head Farid Barqan stated that Israeli forces raided the area to hand out the orders.
More than 1,150 Palestinians have been killed in attacks by Israeli forces and illegal settlers across the occupied West Bank since October 2023.
