A settler in Samaria under administrative house arrest says a police officer from the Ariel station broke into his home on Saturday, smashed an interior door, and threatened him and his family — without a warrant, the family alleges. The officer, they say, arrived during the Sabbath meal and forced entry after being refused. Honenu, a right-wing legal aid organization, condemned the incident as part of a broader pattern of violence against settlers.
A settler living in Samaria (the West Bank) and subject to administrative house arrest alleged on Saturday that a police officer from the Ariel station forcibly entered his home during the Sabbath, broke an interior door, and threatened him and his family. The family stated the officer had no warrant, arrived in the middle of the Sabbath meal, and forced entry after being refused. Honenu, a right-wing legal aid organization that advocates for Jewish settlers, reported the incident and condemned it as part of a wider pattern of violence against settlers — recalling a previous incident near Ramat Gilad in which a police officer shot and wounded two Jewish youths, one of whom remains with a brain injury. Honenu's director, Shmuel (Zangi) Meidad, said he fears a fatal outcome is 'only a matter of time' without immediate disciplinary action against violent officers. The allegations have not been independently confirmed by the police as of this report.
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