Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remain
- Palestinian American Loui Ridi returned to his family home in the West Bank village of Qusra after it had been besieged by Israeli settlers for more than a week.
- Ridi confronted settlers and asked Israeli forces to remove them from his property.
- Israeli soldiers told Ridi to go back inside because the area had been declared a closed military zone.
- Ridi said he still saw at least three settlers close enough to threaten his family if the army leaves, and he said he cannot leave the house without permission and coordination.
- Soldiers also asked the settlers to leave peacefully, according to the report and video Ridi shared with AP.
Palestinian American Loui Ridi returned to his family home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra after it had been besieged by Israeli settlers for more than a week. On his first day back, he confronted the settlers and pressed Israeli forces to remove them from the property.
According to the report, Israeli soldiers told Ridi to go back inside because the area had been declared a closed military zone. The soldiers also asked the settlers to leave peacefully.
Ridi said he still saw at least three settlers close enough to threaten his family if the army leaves. He said he cannot step outside his house without permission and coordination, and that any departure could take hours, if it is possible at all.
巴勒斯坦裔美国人返回遭围困的约旦河西岸家中 但以色列定居者仍在
巴勒斯坦裔美国人卢伊·里迪返回了他位于被占领约旦河西岸库斯拉村的家，此前这处房产已被以色列定居者围困了一周多。回到家的第一天，他与定居者当面对峙，并要求以色列军方将他们赶离这片房产。
报道称，以色列士兵让里迪回到屋内，理由是该区域已被宣布为封闭军事区。士兵同时也要求定居者和平离开。
里迪表示，他仍看到至少三名定居者靠得足够近，足以在军队撤离后威胁他的家人。他说，自己若要离开房子必须获得许可并完成协调，而且这一过程可能耗费数小时，甚至未必可行。