Palestinian Mohammad Salameh is building a family home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, intended to support his recently engaged son and his future married life. Reuters, citing video filmed earlier in the week and verified by the news agency, reports that before the construction is complete, a group of Israeli settlers takes over the property. The footage shows at least six settlers moving around on the roof of the two-storey house located below a nearby hill. The Reuters account frames the incident as a disruption to a planned move and ongoing construction, rather than a completed dwelling already occupied. The reports presented do not specify the settlers’ stated reasons for the seizure or describe any official response within the provided text. Overall, the coverage focuses on the seizure of a home under construction in the West Bank and the apparent control taken by settlers at an early stage of the build.
Israeli settlers seize Palestinian home under construction in West Bank, Reuters reports
Palestinian Mohammad Salameh is building a family home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, intended to support his recently engaged son and his future married life. Reuters, citing video filmed earlier...
- Reuters reports that a Palestinian family’s home under construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is seized by Israeli settlers.
- Video verified by Reuters shows at least six settlers on the roof of a two-storey house during the week.
- The house is located below a nearby hill in the West Bank.
- The Palestinian homeowner, Mohammad Salameh, says the home was being built for family plans connected to his engaged son.
- No details are provided in the excerpt about an official investigation or response.
By Ali SawaftaJALUD, West Bank, July 3 (Reuters) - Palestinian Mohammad Salameh was building a home for his family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where his recently engaged son was meant to start married life. Instead, before construction was complete, a group of Israeli settlers seized the property.Video filmed earlier in the week and verified by Reuters showed at least six settlers moving around on the roof of the two-storey house, which sits below a nearby hill.
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