Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father
Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: May 9, 2026Country: Israel
Politics

A Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank was forced by Israeli settlers, reportedly under military protection, to exhume their father Hussein Asasa's body, who died of natural causes. Although the burial was coordinated with Israeli security forces, settlers threatened the family, claiming the grave was on land belonging to an Israeli settlement. The family ultimately complied with the settlers' demands and reburied the body in another cemetery.
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