Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, trapping two families for several days and cutting off water, electricity and medical access. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the settlers "terrorists" and the siege a "horrific act of terror." Activists attempted to deliver aid to the trapped families. One of the homes is owned by a Palestinian American family.
BBC News – World Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror Israeli militants have besieged two Palestinian families in their homes since the weekend, aiming to take over their properties in the West Bank village of Qusra through a campaign of terror. A group of settlers and soldiers set up a tent outside the home of Yousef Hassan on Sunday afternoon, trapping him insid…
A Palestinian American has returned to his family's home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra to join relatives defending it against an Israeli settler siege that has trapped residents for more than a week; the Israeli army has declared the property a closed military area.
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A Palestinian American returned to his besieged West Bank home to join relatives defending it, and the Israeli army declared the property a closed military area.
Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror Israeli militants have besieged two Palestinian families in their homes since the weekend, aiming to take over their properties in the West Bank village of Qusra through a campaign of terror. A group of settlers and soldiers set up a tent outside the home of Yousef Hassan on Sunday afternoon, trapping him insid…
BBC News – World Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.
NYTimes – World The military’s failure to keep extremists away from two Palestinian families trapped in their West Bank homes made clear the chaos gripping the Israeli-occupied territory.
NPR – World The U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Sky News – World Israeli settlers have been condemned by the US ambassador after the home of an American Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank was besieged.
BBC News – World Two Palestinian families in the village of Qusra say they have been trapped in their homes, with water and power cut off, since Sunday.
NYTimes – World Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.
BBC News – World Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn and about a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site where two families have been besieged since Sunday.
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