Palestinian-American Louis Ridi returned to his newly built retirement home in the West Bank to find Israeli settlers camping outside, backed by IDF soldiers who now restrict his movement. His house has become a flashpoint in escalating settler violence that's killed over 20 Palestinians this year, yet authorities on multiple sides have done little to stop it. Israeli settlers have escalated attacks in the West Bank over the past year, injuring over 1,000 Palestinians and killing more than 20 in 2024 alone—double the 2023 death toll.