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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Extremist settlers remain near besieged Palestinian homes after latest evacuation effort
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Palestinian residents of homes besieged by extremist settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, confirm to The Times of Israel that IDF and Border Police forces arrived before dawn to once again attempt to evacuate the settlers.
The settlers have been blocking the entrance to two homes since Sunday, preventing residents from leaving. An attempt to evacuate the settlers yesterday morning was unsuccessful.
The residents say that the IDF demolished all the makeshift structures erected by settlers in the area. Nevertheless, footage filmed within the past hour shows that several settlers remain near the besieged homes, and residents say they are still afraid to leave their houses.
יום חמישי ברציפות בקוסרה. המתנחלים עדיין מול הבתים למי שתהה. (לפי עדות מוקדמת יותר פונו לכמה דקות אך לפי התיעוד הם שם כרגע) pic.twitter.com/KFHwFBjBa2
— Nurit Yohanan (@nurityohanan) August 13, 2026
The IDF has so far not issued an statement regarding this morning’s evacuation attempt.
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