The Fight for the West Bank

Israeli settlers are besieging his legally permitted home in Area B, and the IDF has imposed a closed military zone that restricts his family's movement.

The U.S. requested the IDF and Israeli police to remove what he described as Israeli terrorists from Reedy's property.

The IDF is operating in the area to protect residents and prevent confrontations, and Reedy is free to come and go.

Settler violence has surged, injuring over a thousand and killing more than twenty Palestinians this year, with perpetrators rarely facing consequences due to government support.

More than a thousand Palestinians have been injured and over twenty killed by settler violence so far this year.

He grew up in Kusra when settlers were not aggressive, emigrated to the U.S. for opportunity, and later built a retirement home on ancestral land with Palestinian Authority permits.

Settlers began surveillance in January, broke into the property in March causing significant damage, and established a camp on August 9th, prompting his return to support his family.

IDF soldiers initially celebrated with the settlers instead of intervening, and later enforced a closed military zone that restricts his family's movement, creating an impossible situation.

While he appreciates U.S. diplomatic condemnation, he believes it is ineffective without direct action to arrest settlers and lift the siege.

His defense of the property is driven by a multi-generational emotional connection to the land, and despite his shattered dreams of peace, he remains resolved to stay and protect it.

The U.S. conducted strikes on Iran for the second time in three days, damaging military sites and prompting threats of further escalation from President Trump.

The U.S. will launch even bigger strikes if Iran decides to retaliate.

A global bond market sell-off has driven borrowing costs to decades-high levels due to expectations of interest rate hikes to curb inflation.