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Settlers force re-burial of Palestinian man in West Bank, family says
A Palestinian family in the West Bank says Israeli settlers forced them to exhume and rebury their father shortly after his funeral, with the incident reportedly taking place near Jenin. Reuters confirms the event, noting the settlers’ involvement and the family’s account. Al Jazeera reports UN condemnation of the exhumation as dehumanising, echoing the broader international concern, while describing the actions as occurring under military protection in some versions. The UN OHCHR and UN rights office statements are cited by Al Jazeera as condemning the act. The core facts are that the family alleges exhumation and reburial by settlers, while international bodies have criticized the incident."
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Settlers force re-burial of Palestinian man in West Bank, family says
target="_blank">Settlers force re-burial of Palestinian man in West Bank, family says Reuters
Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father
A Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank has been forced by Israeli settlers , reportedly under military protection, to dig up their father’s grave and rebury him, which the United Nations is condemning as “appalling and dehumanising”. Eighty-year-old Hussein Asasa died of natural causes on Friday and was buried.
Palestinian family says settlers forced them to exhume father’s body
Palestinian family says settlers forced them to exhume and relocate father’s body A Palestinian family in Jenin says Israeli settlers forced them to exhume and rebury their father hours after his funeral. The settlers claimed the cemetery land belonged to the nearby Sa-Nur settlement. The UN rights office condemned.