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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
After trying to evacuate illegal outpost, IDF leaves with settlers still blocking Palestinian homes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
IDF troops have left the location of an outpost established by settlers at the entrance to two homes on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Qusra, south of Nablus, following widespread clashes with the settlers.
The Times of Israel, at the scene, documents settlers still at the entrance that leads to both homes, even though the tent where they had been sitting was dismantled.
אני כרגע באזור קוסרה. הצבא עזב לפני זמן קצר את המקום אחרי עימותים (גררו טרקטורון על כביש 505 אבל הייתי בנהיגה ולא יכולתי לצלם). עדיין יש מתנחלים ליד שני הבתים כפי שניתן לראות בתיעוד, והדרך לפי תושבי הבתים עדיין חסומה pic.twitter.com/dz4H70VRgR
— Nurit Yohanan (@nurityohanan) August 12, 2026
Yusuf Hassan, the owner of one of the two homes, tells The Times of Israel that the entrance remains blocked.
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