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His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body

  • Wyre Davies - Middle East Correspondent--BBC News
  • published date: 2026-05-10 20:27:15 UTC

The UN human rights office condemns incident as "'appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians" in the West Bank.

Mohammed Asasa had only just returned home after burying his 80-year-old father Hussein when several children ran into the house shouting, "the settlers are digging up the grave!" In the small villa… [+4794 chars]