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  "id": 2164080,
  "title": "West Bank village siege fuels concern over growing settler violence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/west-bank-village-siege-fuels-concern-over-growing-settler-violence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:20:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
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    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260820-west-bank-village-siege-fuels-concern-over-growing-settler-violence-qusra"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Palestinian families remained trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for an 11th day on Thursday, in a case that has drawn condemnation from US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and become a symbol of growing settler violence in the territory.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israel slams UK demand to halt West Bank settlement project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/israel-slams-uk-demand-to-halt-west-bank-settlement-project",
        "published": "2026-08-20T02:30:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "‘We are starving’: Palestinians besieged by settlers in West Bank homes run out of food",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/we-are-starving-palestinians-besieged-by-settlers-in-west-bank-homes",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "West Bank economy nears ‘full crisis’ amid Israeli restrictions - NYT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/west-bank-economy-nears-full-crisis-amid-israeli-restrictions-nyt",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:42:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "BULK SAVINGS: How one food stokvel helps 45 North West families fight hunger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bulk-savings-how-one-food-stokvel-helps-45-north-west-families-fight",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:22:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}