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More than 100 Israeli settlers in the illegally occupied West Bank rioted in the early hours of Tuesday morning to prevent the return of a Palestinian family that was driven from its home in the village of Jalud.

The Israeli military, which was forced by a court ruling to facilitate the Tubasi family’s return, said in a statement that rioting settlers “blocked roads,” “set fires” to structures and vehicles, and hurled rocks at security forces as they tried to escort the Tubasis. Haaretz reported that after the Israeli military failed to prevent rampaging Israeli settlers from storming the family’s homes, “they put the family members into an armored military vehicle and evacuated them from the scene.”

One family member told Haaretz that “half an hour later, smoke began to rise from the homes.” The Israeli military said that three Israelis were detained for taking part in the riots.

Hordes of settlers rioted overnight into Tuesday in the West Bank village of Jalud as Israeli forces failed to secure the return of a Palestinian family to its home, the IDF said this morning, despite a court ruling ordering that the family be allowed to return to their home… pic.twitter.com/U1Q26usZZY— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) September 29, 2026

Hordes of settlers rioted overnight into Tuesday in the West Bank village of Jalud as Israeli........

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