Palestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes
QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — From inside his home in the…
Activists in the West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, are bracing for potential home confiscation by Israeli settlers after six days of siege. The village is an occupied military zone. Qusai Abu Rida, who lives in the town, observed Israeli settlers marching away from his home and into the valley. Despite the Israeli army positioning itself around his and other families' homes, Abu Rida fears the settlers will return after the army departs.
Activists marched to the besieged homes to provide food and water, but Abu Rida expressed his exasperation with the recurring cycle of Israeli forces removing the settlers, only for them to reestablish their positions once the troops withdraw. Israeli rights group Yesh Din's executive director, Ziv Stahl, questioned whether the violence was due to Israel's military capability or their willingness to act.
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