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  "id": 676448,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/israeli-settlers-keep-siege-palestinian-homes-despite-army-intervention"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Israeli military failed in an attempt on Wednesday to remove occupied West Bank settlers who for days have blockaded Palestinian homes, an eyewitness and an AFP photographer reported. The siege began on Sunday, when a group of settlers set up a makeshift tent near houses in the Palestinian village of Qusra, just south of Nablus, blocking essential supplies from entering.",
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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 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",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:46:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}