A Palestinian family from the West Bank city of Hebron returned home on Sunday to find that Jewish settlers had taken over their house.
The Abd al-Basit family discovered the settlers – who claimed they had legally purchased the house – when they came back from an iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Upon arrival, the Israeli army prevented the family from entering their house as settlers emptied it of their belongings.
The family called the police, who referred them to an officer in the IDF's District Coordination and Liasion officer, responsible for communication with Palestinians in the West Bank. The army did not respond to requests for comment.