{
  "id": 1699337,
  "title": "Exclusive-Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/exclusive-israeli-settler-confronts-palestinian-american-at-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/exclusive-israeli-settler-confronts-palestinian-american-his-besieged-west-bank"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American, has returned to his home in the West Bank village of Qusra after traveling from the US. He had been concerned that he might lose his property to Jewish settlers who have been encircling three Palestinian homes in the village for over a week. According to Al-Monitor, Ridi raised a giant American flag over his home in hopes of deterring the militant settlers, but it was not enough to prevent one of them from walking onto his land during a tense face-off.\n\nThe village of Qusra has been under siege by extremist Israeli settlers, who are trying to force families off their land by cutting off access to food and water, France 24 reported. Ridi, who owns a house in the village, says he fears for his safety amid reports of the Israeli army turning a blind eye to settler violence.\n\nThere have been other incidents of violence in the West Bank, with The Times of Israel reporting that settlers torched fields and attacked Palestinians in Beita and near Bethlehem. NPR noted that Ridi traveled to his property to join other family members who have been defending it.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Palestinian family in West Bank fear settler violence will rob them of home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/palestinian-family-in-west-bank-fear-settler-violence-will-rob-them",
        "published": "2026-08-17T21:27:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US lawmaker calls for action against settler violence in the West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/us-lawmaker-calls-for-action-against-settler-violence-in-the-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:23:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Katz's West Bank plan raises questions on pressure in Israeli society after Kusra events - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/katzs-west-bank-plan-raises-questions-on-pressure-in-israeli-society",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:42:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israeli settler children attack ambulance in occupied West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/israeli-settler-children-attack-ambulance-in-occupied-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:20:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Settlers reported to torch West Bank fields and attack Palestinians Monday night",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/settlers-reported-to-torch-west-bank-fields-and-attack-palestinians",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:32:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "West Bank village of Qusra under siege by extremist Israeli settlers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/west-bank-village-of-qusra-under-siege-by-extremist-israeli-settlers",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:43:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israeli Police rescue green monkey from West Bank house",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/israeli-police-rescue-green-monkey-from-west-bank-house",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:54:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Palestinian American returns to besieged West Bank home but Israeli settlers remain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/palestinian-american-returns-to-besieged-west-bank-home-but-israeli-1702315",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:46:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}