On Saturday, August 29, Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. In a nearby village called Jalud, a Palestinian family was also attacked and forced to leave their home by settlers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who rarely criticizes Israeli settlers, condemned the incidents, calling them "criminal acts of violence" carried out by "a handful of agitators who are breaking the law." He specifically mentioned the villages of Qusra and Jalud. In Jalud, Israeli settlers have taken over the home of the Toubassi family. After being forced out of their home, the family was also threatened by the same settlers. Mahmoud Toubassi has been monitoring the settlers' activities using a network of surveillance cameras and a 24-hour television feed, now from a different house. He described the day of the attack: "Two armed settlers arrived. They ordered me to come down. They gave us one hour to leave and after that, they stated that they were no longer responsible for what could happen to us." Mahmoud and his wife Aida own two houses built on a hill, just one kilometer away from where they now have to take refuge. They were driven out of their original home in mid-July after being besieged for 95 days without access to water, electricity, or supplies. "We built these houses ourselves, it took us three years," Aida said. "We also planted all the trees. We lived there with dignity and I hope we die with dignity," she added, reflecting on the hardship they have endured.