Israeli settlers 'hike' through my West Bank village. Next is the violent land grab

Israeli settlers 'hike' through my West Bank village. Next is the violent land grab Submitted by Fareed Taamallah on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 22:33 Organised groups now roam through Qira armed with rifles, renaming our shrines and surveying our fields as part of a process that ends in Palestinian dispossession Israeli settlers walk towards a Palestinian home under construction in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 29 August 2026 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) On For decades, my hometown of Qira was a sanctuary of quiet endurance. One of the smallest villages in the occupied West Bank, nestled in the Salfit governorate and tucked away from covetous eyes, it remained relatively shielded from major land confiscations and aggressive incursions throughout the long years of occupation .