Settlers force Palestinian family to exhume father's grave

Israeli settlers in the West Bank forced a Palestinian family to exhume their father's grave, claiming the burial site was too close to their settlement. The incident occurred in the village of Asasa, near Jenin, where Hussein Asasa, 80, was buried last Friday after dying of natural causes. His son, Mohammed Asasa, said settlers from the nearby Sa-Nur settlement arrived with weapons and tools, demanding the family remove the body. Mobile phone footage shows family members digging up the grave after settlers threatened to use a bulldozer. The settlers claimed the burial site was too close to their settlement, which was recently reestablished by the Israeli government. All settlements on Palestinian land are illegal under international law, but the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has allowed the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank. The United Nations Human Rights Office condemned the incident as a "despicable" example of dehumanization in the occupied West Bank. The Asasa family has buried their dead in the village cemetery for generations but were told they now need permits from the Israeli military to access it. The incident has raised concerns about the treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank amid ongoing settlement expansion.