After settlers expelled West Bank Palestinians, Israel's top court asks: Who does the IDF protect?

A Palestinian family was harassed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, prompting criticism from Israel's High Court of Justice. The court asked why those responsible for the harassment were not behind bars. The incident is part of a larger escalation of settler violence across the occupied territory, with Palestinians reporting increased tensions and fears for their homes and lives.

According to NBC News, a team of reporters was attacked by masked men while interviewing a Palestinian woman, Aida Ahmed Abdullah, who claimed she and her family had been driven out of their home by settlers. The journalists and Abdullah were wounded in the attack, which was caught on camera. Abdullah said she had built two houses in Jalud with her husband for their children, but settlers had seized them.

The violence has been condemned by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called the perpetrators a "handful of rioters". However, Palestinians say the attacks are part of a coordinated campaign to change the geography of the land and undermine the prospect of a two-state solution. The National UAE reported that roads between villages in the West Bank feel like front lines, with tensions at their highest in decades.

Brief written by urgent.news from Haaretz, Jerusalem Post, The National UAE, The National Business, Middle East Eye — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.