From one house to whole villages: Settlers have Palestinians surrounded

Yousef Shanaran, 52, built a well beside his house, which he can no longer reach. Since October 5, Israeli settlers have besieged his family home in Wadi Rakhim around the clock, a once-quiet corner of the South Hebron Hills among limestone rocks and thorny brush. They are unable to go outside on their own, even to fetch a little water from the well.It took five days for the army to coordinate the family’s access to the well. After running out of water three days earlier, the Israeli army on Tuesday allowed them to retrieve some from the well.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3The night watch: Palestinians protecting their homes from settler pogromslist 2 of 3How Israel’s 2026 election workslist 3 of 3Palestine weekly: Israeli settlers attack journalist and diplomatsend of list“Food, there’s none,” Shanaran, who built the sturdy two-storey house in 2016 on land between the Palestinian town of as-Samu and the village of Susiya, planting about 70 grapevines and 30 to 40 olive trees, told Al Jazeera by phone.“My well, full of water; I built it and lost money on it,” he said. “They keep me from it because they want to get me out of my house.”More than half a year ago, settle...