Israel sends more troops to West Bank village besieged by Jewish settlers
The military said 146 settlements and outposts in the West Bank have fueled rising pressure on Palestinian residents, according to Peace Now.
- On Thursday, Israeli troops occupied six Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra after settlers besieged families, Qusra mayor Abed Athem Wadi reported. Soldiers evacuated the houses, trapping residents inside without access to basic resources.
- The siege began over the weekend when settlers blocked roads to three homes, set up a tent, and cut off water and electricity. Trapped resident Qusay Abu Reeda appealed: "We appeal to government institutions and to every free and honourable person to help us secure food and medicine."
- United Nations officials reported that 15 Palestinians, including two children, are trapped in a state of terror without access to water or electricity. The Israeli military stated soldiers were deployed to maintain security and "were instructed that the Qusra residents will remain in their homes."
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the siege, saying the military and police "have gone at our request to remove the Israeli terrorists doing this." Huckabee added that "the actions of those doing this to this family's home is criminal."
- According to Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now, the West Bank is home to 500,000 settlers and 390 outposts. The region remains under complete Israeli security control, where settler land seizures are reportedly common.
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IDF Evicts Palestinian Families as Settlers Resist Army Operation to End Siege
Families whose homes were surrounded by settlers were ordered to leave despite refusing to go, while the army said it was deploying forces to protect residents and 'prevent the continuation of the serious incidents'
Israeli soldiers took positions inside Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra in the West Bank this Thursday, the mayor said. The measure takes place after settlers kept Palestinian families besieged this week in a siege that, according to the Palestinians, aims to expel them from their lands.
The behavior was described as "thuggish" and "repugnant." US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned Thursday morning the siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, which has been ongoing since Sunday.
Israeli settlers keep Palestinians under siege in the West Bank.The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, for years a firm defender of the settlers, said "there is no excuse for such thug behavior."
Israel sends more troops to West Bank village besieged by Jewish settlers
Israel's military said on Thursday it had sent more troops to a West Bank village where settlers have trapped Palestinian families inside their homes, a siege the Palestinians say is aimed at forcibly displacing them from their land.
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