A mob of Israeli settlers stormed the West Bank village of Jaloud, burning homes and cars and driving a Palestinian family out of the house they had just been allowed to return to — a violent escalation with almost no consequences for the attackers.

• The Tubasi family was escorted back to their home by Israeli police and the military, only to find it stripped and wrecked.
• Over 100 settlers then attacked the family and the officers with them, set the building on fire, and forced the family out again at gunpoint.
• Only two attackers were arrested, and the stated reason was violence against Israeli police, not against Palestinians.
• Netanyahu called the attackers a handful of rioters who don't represent the settler community; the military said its mission to return the family was simply "not completed."
• Similar attacks are spreading, including settlers beating elderly Palestinians near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, while US administrations of both parties have sought no accountability, even for Americans killed.

Outlook: With Israel's finance minister Smotrich openly pushing a campaign against West Bank Palestinians and arrests staying rare, more land seizures and settler attacks are likely in the coming weeks.