Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father
Summary
A Palestinian family in the West Bank was forced by Israeli settlers to dig up and move their dead father’s body because the settlers claimed the grave was on land belonging to an Israeli settlement. The United Nations condemned the act as dehumanizing, while the Israeli military said it did not order the reburial and tried to prevent violence.Key Facts
- Hussein Asasa, an 80-year-old Palestinian, died of natural causes and was buried in his village cemetery near Jenin.
- The burial was coordinated with Israeli security forces, which gave permits for it.
- Israeli settlers claimed the burial site was on their settlement land and ordered the family to exhume the body.
- Settlers threatened to dig up the grave with a bulldozer if the family did not comply.
- Israeli soldiers were present during the incident and reportedly pressured the family to move the body elsewhere.
- The Israeli military denied instructing the family to reburial and said it tried to stop settler violence.
- The UN Human Rights Office called the incident “appalling” and part of wider dehumanization of Palestinians.
- Violence by Israeli settlers has increased since Israel’s war in Gaza began in October 2023, with many attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.
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