Israel's Supreme Court Orders State to Secure Palestinian Family's Home Repairs
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Israel's Supreme Court ordered the state to allow the Tobaasi family from Jalud to repair their homes, which were set ablaze by settlers, within two weeks. The court also awarded the family 51,000 shekels for legal costs and criticized the military's delay. Security forces had previously been unable to secure the family's return due to settler interference.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Supreme Court ordered the state to allow the Tobaasi family to repair their homes within two weeks.
- Settlers set fire to the Tobaasi family's homes in the village of Jalud last month.
- The court awarded the family 51,000 shekels for legal expenses.
- Justices criticized the military's handling of the situation and its delays.
- Settlers had previously attacked security forces attempting to return the family.
Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the state to allow members of the Tobaasi family from the village of Jalud to bring professionals into their homes for repairs within two weeks. The homes were set ablaze by settlers last month. The court also mandated that security agencies pay the family 51,000 shekels for legal expenses.
Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit and Justices Daphna Barak-Erez and Yechiel Kesher sharply criticized the military's handling of the matter, highlighting the "exceptionally serious nature of the picture" emerging from the case. The military had previously claimed that it would take at least a month for professionals to safely enter the damaged homes, but the judges ruled against this position. Last month, security forces attempted to facilitate the family's return but were reportedly attacked by settlers who had established an outpost at the site.
