Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and block Palestinian family's return home

By torchlight, the family inspected one home. A video shared with the BBC shows that the settlers had already extensively damaged it - smashing holes through doors, tearing out electrical fittings, ripping up tiles, breaking windows and leaving rubbish strewn about. The toilet was smashed and appeared to be full of human waste.A large number of extremist settlers arrived in Jalud after alerts were posted in WhatsApp groups they use to coordinate action, saying that the Palestinian family they had forced out was returning and should be stopped."As soon as we entered the house, which had already been completely destroyed, settlers started throwing stones at us. The army responded by firing tear gas at them, but there were so many settlers, more than 150, that the army could no longer control them," al-Tubasi told the BBC.ReutersIsrael's High Court has ruled that the al-Tubasi family must be allowed to return to their homesThe grandfather says that a group of Israeli soldiers protected his family from the settlers who tried to approach them, using pepper spray to force them back. Settlers slashed the tyres of a military van they were put in and then they were transferred to an armoured military vehicle. As the family was being driven away, the settlers set fire to their car and both of their houses. Video shot from a distance shows smoke billowing from them.Al-Tubasi says that the Israeli security forces "essentially formed a barrier, took us out safely and got us away from there. But they did not take any action against the settlers themselves."An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement said that "more than 100 Israeli rioters were present in the village, blocking roads, setting tyres on fire, and throwing stones at security forces."