Nablus:A large group of colonists attacked the village of Jalud, south of Nablus, early Tuesday morning and set fire to two homes belonging to the Al-Tubasi family. The family had previously been forced to leave the homes last July following months of harassment and repeated attacks.
According to Palestine News & Information Agency - WAFA - English, the attack caused panic among village residents, who attempted to confront the colonists before large forces from the Israeli occupation army arrived at the scene. The occupation forces did not intervene to stop the colonists; instead, they provided protection and deployed additional military reinforcements to the area, while forcing members of the Al-Tubasi family to evacuate their home again at gunpoint.
Just hours before the attack, occupation authorities had permitted the family to return to their home following about two months of forced displacement, in accordance with an Israeli Supreme Court ruling enabling them to reclaim the property. Mahmoud Al-Tubasi, the owner of the damaged home, stated that the family had returned pursuant to the court ruling, only to be shocked by the extent of the destruction and vandalism inflicted upon it during the period when colonists had seized the property and prevented access.
The village of Jalud, along with surrounding villages and towns south of Nablus, frequently experiences attacks by colonists, including assaults on residents, land seizures, and the destruction of property and agricultural crops.