Palestinian family surrounded by settlers flees home after dayslong siege

A Palestinian family whose home in a West Bank village was besieged by extremist settlers says they have succeeded in fleeing the area.

Raad Nasser, head of the Jalud village council, tells The Times of Israel that the Tobasi family, from the village of Jalud south of Nablus, left their home several hours ago after settlers surrounded the house and blocked the access road in recent days. Palestinian media outlets published footage showing settlers walking around the property’s yard, apparently after the family had already left.

Earlier this week, Haaretz reported that the Tobasi family, whose home is located on the outskirts of the village, had been effectively trapped for the past two weeks after two settler outposts were established nearby. A family member said the settlers had threatened to cut off their electricity.

This afternoon, Haaretz journalists attempted to reach the family, but the army prevented them from doing so and declared the area a closed military zone. According to the Haaretz report, however, the army did not remove the settlers from the area.

The IDF has not commented on the incident.

مستوطنون يرقصون أمام منزل محمود الطوباسي في جالود جنوب نابلس، بعد نجاحهم في تهجير العائلة من منزلها، إثر حصار وضغوطات ومضايقات بدأت منذ شهر نيسان/أبريل الماضي وتصاعدت في الأيام الأخيرة pic.twitter.com/U6iXjykDFE

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