For 36 days, settlers have been besieging a Palestinian home. IDF: "Working to evacuate the outpost"

For 36 days, settlers have been besieging the home of the Shnaran family in Wadi al-Rakhim in Masafer Yatta. The tent blocks the only road to the house, and the family cannot leave without coordinating with the army. The IDF announced the evacuation of the outpost three weeks ago, but the tent and the settlers are still there.

For 36 days, settlers have been besieging the home of the Shnaran family in Wadi al-Rakhim in Masafer Yatta. The siege began on the night of October 5, when settlers attacked the house, attempted to set it on fire, and tried to break in. Since then, a settler tent has stood 20 meters from the house door, blocking the only road leading to it. The family, including Yosef Shnaran, his wife, and four of their children aged 8 to 13, cannot leave the house without coordinating with the army. On October 18, an IDF spokesperson announced that security forces had acted to evacuate "the illegal outpost" near Wadi al-Rakhim, but three weeks later, the tent remains in place. Yosef Shnaran said: "They broke, burned, and left almost nothing. I can't bring water, I can't turn on the light, and I can't even leave the house." Osama Mukhamara, a local activist, claimed that over the past month, more than 25 attacks on the family have been counted. In March, Amir Shnaran was killed in Wadi by settler fire.