Israel/Gaza · Multiple sources
Israel sends troops to West Bank homes besieged by settlers
Israeli settlers are conducting a campaign of violence and intimidation against the Palestinian village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank. Families have had their electricity and water supplies cut off in what residents say is an attempt to force them from their homes. The IDF has nominally intervened and condemned the violence, but has failed to deter the settlers, who Palestinians say have long benefitted from soldiers turning a blind eye to such attacks. Meanwhile, Washington has sharply con...
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- 14 Aug 2026, 10:59 CEST → 16 Aug 2026, 13:54 CEST
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Israeli settlers are conducting a campaign of violence and intimidation against the Palestinian village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank. Families have had their electricity and water supplies cut off in what residents say is an attempt to force them from their homes. The IDF has nominally intervened and condemned th...
Palestine’s vice-president calls plan ‘flagrant violation of international law’ and a step towards full Israeli annexation Israel’s defence minister wants to transfer law enforcement powers for Israelis in the occupied West Bank over to the police, a plan that Palestine’s vice-president described as a “flagrant violati...
Israel's transfer of West Bank policing to civilian forces cements de facto annexation and empowers settler militias.
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