Dozens of Israeli settlers attack flashpoint West Bank village
QUSRA, (Palestinian Territories): Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday, residents and the military said, after nearly three weeks of tension in the area. Earlier in August a group of rogue settlers began blocking supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of the village near Nablus, trapping residents…
Qusra, a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, was attacked by dozens of Israeli settlers on Saturday, according to residents and the military. The incident occurred after nearly three weeks of escalating tensions in the area. In early August, a group of rogue settlers began blocking supplies from reaching Palestinian homes on the outskirts of the village near Nablus, trapping residents inside and drawing criticism from both locals and international observers.
Despite the ongoing conflict, Israeli forces continued to operate in the region, while settlers remained active in the surrounding hills. On Saturday, a resident named Yussef Abdul Kareem Hassan recounted the events to AFP. Hassan stated that a small group of Palestinians was working on a house when they encountered the settlers.
The settlers then called for reinforcements and returned with a larger group, surrounding the Palestinians inside the house. They began throwing stones at the villagers, as depicted in AFP footage of Qusra on Saturday.
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