Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers

The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers traveled to his property on Monday to join other family members who have been defending it.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5103x3402+0+0/resize/5103x3402!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2F79%2Fb43421cc43fd92e9f9981e27a206%2Fap26229653630022.jpg' alt='Loui Ridi, an Ohio-based Palestinian-American landlord of one of the homes besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week, arrives at his parent's home upon return from the U.S., in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.'/><p>The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers traveled to his property on Monday to join other family members who have been defending it.</p><p>(Image credit: Majdi Mohammed)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5936098' />