UN Aid Reaches Besieged Qusra Families; Siege Enters Day 10
UN teams delivered food, water and medicine to three Palestinian families after 10 days surrounded by settlers, while the White House urged a public condemnation.
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‘We are starving’: Palestinians besieged by settlers in West Bank homes run out of food
‘We are starving’: Palestinians besieged by settlers in West Bank homes run out of food Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Thu, 08/20/2026 - 14:04 Around 15 people, including children, are trapped in Qusra as Israel restricts food and settlers maintain siege for 12th day Ruqaya Hassan and her daughters watch from the houses they are trapped in by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Qusra, on 18 August 2026 (Ammar Awad/Reuters) Off …
IDF bars anti-occupation activist from closed zone as settlers roam around Qusra
Some 15 settlers reportedly remain in the closed-off military zone near the West Bank village of Qusra, maintaining friendly relations with the guarding Israeli soldiers, as elsewhere in the West Bank, an anti-occupation activist was detained by soldiers for violating a similar order
In Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, several Palestinian families have been surrounded by Israeli settlers since August 9. Water and electricity have been cut off, while access to homes and the delivery of food have been blocked. Report by Marc Paupe.
The situation in Qusra appears to be at a standstill. For the second week, Palestinians are trapped in their own homes by violent settlers who prevent them from leaving. The Israeli army is deployed in the area but has still not expelled the attackers.
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