IDF slams ‘reprehensible’ settler outposts in Palestinian villages, but doesn’t demolish them
The Israeli military on Tuesday denounced the “illegal, reprehensible and unacceptable” establishment of settler outposts inside Palestinian villages in the West Bank in recent days, but did not explain why it had not dismantled them or why, in a recent example, troops prayed with civilians rather than removing them from the area.On the outskirts of Qusra, south of Nablus, a Palestinian family has been prevented from entering or leaving since Sunday due to the settlers outside. Soldiers were filmed on Sunday arriving at the structure erected by the settlers and praying with them.On Tuesday evening, a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance arrived, evacuated a girl whose family wanted her to receive medical treatment, and brought some food to the two besieged families there.Last month, settlers surrounded a home in the nearby village of Jalud for more than two weeks, after which the family living there fled, and settlers took over the…
The Israeli military has condemned the “illegal, reprehensible and unacceptable” establishment of settler outposts within Palestinian villages in the West Bank, but has not demolished them. Settlers have reportedly prevented Palestinian families from accessing their homes in Qusra and Jalud, with one family fleeing their home in Jalud after being surrounded for over two weeks. The IDF stated that a closed military zone order was issued in the area and that any soldiers involved in such incidents would face disciplinary action. However, the military did not explain why the outposts remain or why troops have not removed settlers. A military source indicated that demolitions of some illegal structures were intended “to curb this serious phenomenon, to protect residents and maintain order.”
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