Palestinians in West Bank village remain under Israeli settler siege for sixth day

Palestinians in West Bank village remain under Israeli settler siege for sixth day Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 12:10 Settlers surround three homes in Qusra as Israeli forces deploy hundreds of troops, evict Palestinian families and seize homes Israeli settlers gather in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on 12 August 2026 (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have remained under siege by Israeli settlers for a sixth day, despite an Israeli army operation that was supposedly launched to remove the settlers. Israeli activists attempting to deliver food to the families on Friday were stopped by Israeli forces, according to local media reports. The siege began on Sunday, when a group of settlers surrounded three homes on a hilltop in Qusra, near Nablus.