{
  "id": 754900,
  "title": "IDF said to evacuate Palestinian homes in West Bank’s Qusra as settler squatters stay put",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/idf-said-to-evacuate-palestinian-homes-in-west-banks-qusra-as-settler",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/extremist-settlers-remain-near-besieged-palestinian-homes-as-us-slams-israeli-terrorists/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli settlers have been blockading the homes of Palestinian families in the village of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank. According to the Associated Press, the siege has been ongoing since Sunday, with settlers throwing stones, attempting to bring down a stone wall, and preventing occupants from leaving despite dwindling supplies. The homes belong to an American Palestinian family, and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee has condemned the actions as a \"horrific act of terror\" and \"criminal\".\n\nThe Israeli military has intervened, with Haaretz and France 24 reporting that they were called in by the US embassy. Israel's military evacuated at least one of the homes, with the owner’s brother and teenage son being taken out, according to the Associated Press. However, Al Jazeera reports that settlers have blocked the homes of three Palestinian families, cutting them off from food and supplies.\n\nThe Times of Israel notes that the IDF demolished illegal structures in the area, but residents remain scared to leave their homes. The situation remains tense, with the fate of the properties and those targeted still unclear.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘No excuse for thuggish behaviour’: US envoy blasts Israeli settler siege in West Bank, calls it ‘terror’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/no-excuse-for-thuggish-behaviour-us-envoy-blasts-israeli-settler",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:57:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "West Bank: US ambassador to Israel denounces siege of Palestinian homes as 'horrific act of terror'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/west-bank-us-ambassador-to-israel-denounces-siege-of-palestinian",
        "published": "2026-08-13T08:11:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US diplomat calls Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes ‘act of terror’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-diplomat-calls-israeli-settler-siege-of-west-bank-homes-act-of",
        "published": "2026-08-13T08:38:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US ambassador to Israel slams settler siege against West Bank Palestinians as ‘terror’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-ambassador-to-israel-slams-settler-siege-against-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:14:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israeli settlers move back to northern West Bank settlement evacuated in 2005",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/israeli-settlers-move-back-to-northern-west-bank-settlement-evacuated",
        "published": "2026-08-13T10:40:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israel sends more troops to West Bank village besieged by Jewish settlers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/israel-sends-more-troops-to-west-bank-village-besieged-by-jewish",
        "published": "2026-08-13T10:46:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Violence directed at West Bank family a 'horrific act of violence,' U.S. ambassador to Israel says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/violence-directed-at-west-bank-family-a-horrific-act-of-violence-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:30:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Families move into rebuilt West Bank settlement of Ganim, 21 years after evacuation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/families-move-into-rebuilt-west-bank-settlement-of-ganim-21-years",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:56:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "US diplomat calls Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes ‘act of terror’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-diplomat-calls-israeli-settler-siege-of-west-bank-homes-act-of-810947",
        "published": "2026-08-13T21:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}