{
  "id": 669039,
  "title": "Israeli troops clash with settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/israeli-troops-clash-with-settlers-besieging-palestinian-homes-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:46:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/israeli-troops-clash-settlers-besieging-palestinian-homes-west-bank"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Israeli troops clashed with Jewish settlers on Wednesday while trying to disperse them from a West Bank outpost they set up directly in front of Palestinian homes, and later withdrew from the area after failing to clear the settlers, witnesses said. The incident on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank marked a rare…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/israeli-settlers-besieging-palestinian-families-in-west-bank-village",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:16:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes despite army intervention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/israeli-settlers-keep-up-siege-of-palestinian-homes-despite-army",
        "published": "2026-08-12T15:30:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "How did the West Bank situation get even worse? - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/how-did-the-west-bank-situation-get-even-worse-analysis",
        "published": "2026-08-12T17:38:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "IDF chief deploys troops on leave to West Bank after settlers besiege Palestinian-owned house",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/idf-chief-deploys-troops-on-leave-to-west-bank-after-settlers-besiege",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:33:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "From Ohio, a Palestinian American watches as settlers besiege his family in Qusra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/from-ohio-a-palestinian-american-watches-as-settlers-besiege-his",
        "published": "2026-08-12T20:58:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israeli forces detain three people in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/israeli-forces-detain-three-people-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:01:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SBS News",
        "title": "Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank after clashes with troops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/israeli-settlers-keep-up-siege-of-palestinian-homes-in-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:22:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Israeli settlers defy army, keep Palestinian families under siege in West Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/israeli-settlers-defy-army-keep-palestinian-families-under-siege-in",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:41:50.000Z"
      }
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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."
}