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  "id": 863115,
  "title": "Siege in Palestinian village draws US criticism as Israeli settlers dig in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/siege-in-palestinian-village-draws-us-criticism-as-israeli-settlers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/siege-palestinian-village-draws-us-criticism-israeli-settlers-dig"
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  "summary": "By Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Jewish settlers set up a tent outside a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank on Friday before Israeli soldiers arrived and it was taken down, footage showed, as settlers pressed a siege which Palestinians say aims to drive them from theirland.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/palestinian-families-ordered-to-leave-homes-during-israeli-settler",
        "published": "2026-08-13T18:33:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "'Israeli terrorists' target villagers' homes in days-long siege",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/israeli-terrorists-target-villagers-homes-in-days-long-siege",
        "published": "2026-08-13T19:11:49.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "U.S. ambassador condemns ‘Israeli terrorists’ for siege of Palestinian American home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/u-s-ambassador-condemns-israeli-terrorists-for-siege-of-palestinian",
        "published": "2026-08-13T19:13:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Haaretz",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/unrwa-warns-palestinian-east-jerusalem-facilities-face-imminent-risk",
        "published": "2026-08-13T20:47:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Palestinian American family recounts siege of West Bank home by Israeli settlers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/palestinian-american-family-recounts-siege-of-west-bank-home-by",
        "published": "2026-08-13T22:54:49.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "UN, Palestinian ministry condemn Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T02:21:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws sharp US rebuke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/israeli-settlers-siege-of-palestinian-homes-draws-sharp-us-rebuke",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:02:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "The Palestinian freshwater springs being seized by Israeli settlers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/the-palestinian-freshwater-springs-being-seized-by-israeli-settlers",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:46:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israeli settlers seize Palestinian water source in occupied West Bank to create recreational pool",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/israeli-settlers-seize-palestinian-water-source-in-occupied-west-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-14T09:23:33.000Z"
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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."
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