Occupation moving forward: Israeli settlers – and soldiers – are now expelling Palestinians from homes in area B
Harassment, violence and vandalism routinely drive people from their villages in Area C, but three recent cases show that the practice now extends into areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority. The army is actively taking part
![Palestinians attempting to return to their homes in Tarqumiyah last month. "They told me: 'Don't come back. All this land is ours,'" a local resident said.](https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000019b-6ed8-d72b-a7db-6ed828ad0000/8f/df/a2cbfae048ea8c05ddc03b85e3b1/959427-2.jpg?precrop=1363,1603,x492,y0&width=620&height=729&cmsprod "Palestinians attempting to return to their homes in Tarqumiyah last month. "They told me: 'Don't come back. All this land is ours,'" a local resident said. Credit: Itai Ron")
Palestinians attempting to return to their homes in Tarqumiyah last month. "They told me: 'Don't come back. All this land is ours,'" a local resident said. Credit: Itai Ron
Harassment, violence and vandalism routinely drive people from their villages in Area C, but three recent cases show that the practice now extends into areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority. The army is actively taking part
07:40 PM • December 30 2025 IST
Soldiers and armed settlers stand by the yellow gate. In a moment of calm between tear gas shells and stun grenades thrown by the military, a Palestinian family passes with items they collected from their badly damaged home on the outskirts of the town of Tarqumiyah. The family had been expelled early on in the war, and soldiers and settlers are now preventing their return.
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Israeli Settlers, and Soldiers, Now Expel Palestinians From Homes in Area B
