Twelve Palestinian families in the northern West Bank have barricaded themselves in their homes to protect against ongoing settler attacks as Israel moves to assert total control over the occupied territory.

The Masoudiyya area, located on lands belonging to the village of Burqa in the northern West Bank, have come under constant Israeli settler attacks aimed at driving them out of their homes. Residents of the area have taken to fence off their homes, rarely coming outside except when absolutely necessary. (Photo: Shatha Hammad)Twelve Palestinian families in the northern West Bank have barricaded themselves in their homes to protect against ongoing settler attacks as Israel moves to assert total control over the occupied territory.

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