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Settlers Burn Al-Tubasi Homes as Police Stand By

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Settlers Defy Court

More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked the al-Tubasi family’s homes in Jalud, West Bank, on Monday night, setting two houses ablaze.
The clash injured several Israeli border police officers, and police responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
A High Court order mandated the family’s return, showing authorities’ limited ability to curb settlers.
On Aug. 28 masked settlers attacked the family and NBC crew, injuring the crew and wife.

Left

State Enables Pogroms

More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked the al-Tubasi family’s homes in Jalud, West Bank, on Monday night, setting two houses ablaze.
Coverage stresses that Israeli authorities failed to protect the family and have enabled a surge of settler-led pogroms.
A High Court order had the military secure family’s return; soldiers were filmed standing by.
B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence say state backs settler violence, labeling it an ‘elimination project.’

Blindspot

Human-rights organizations B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence say the Israeli state backs settler violence and describe the policy toward the al-Tubasi family as an ‘elimination project.’
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The 1994 Hebron massacre, when settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire on worshippers and killed 29 Palestinians, prompted Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s condemnation, a two-week curfew and a Shamgar commission that called the act “base and murderous.” Decades later, B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence document similar settler attacks, such as the recent assault on the al-Tubasi family in Jalud.

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Settlers Defy Court

More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked the al-Tubasi family’s homes in Jalud, West Bank, on Monday night, setting two houses ablaze.
The clash injured several Israeli border police officers, and police responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
A High Court order mandated the family’s return, showing authorities’ limited ability to curb settlers.
On Aug. 28 masked settlers attacked the family and NBC crew, injuring the crew and wife.

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