IDF troops filmed tossing Palestinians’ clothes from window of besieged Qusra home

The left-wing Yesh Din rights group publishes footage of Israeli troops tossing the clothes belonging to Palestinians from the window of a West Bank home that has been under siege by settlers and soldiers for 12 days.

The home in question was taken over by soldiers as part of an operation that is purportedly aimed at protecting the residents of Qusra from settlers who have established outposts nearby with the aim of evicting the Palestinians.

While the outposts have been taken down, soldiers have allowed the settlers to continue roaming the area, in defiance of the army’s own closed military zone order.

Soldier standing inside the besieged house in Qusra to Kusai Abu Ridi – “I am the owner”

This happens after soldiers through the women’s and children’s clothing from the balcony of the house. pic.twitter.com/PyRyAnnUBZ

— Yesh Din English (@Yesh_Din) August 20, 2026

Residents of the home taken over by the IDF asked for permission to enter the home to pick up some of their clothes.

But rather than approve the request, soldiers decided to just toss the clothes out of the window from the top floor of the home, after which the residents had to pick up the clothes from the ground.

“This is utterly outrageous. The footage shows that instead of protecting these families, the military is subjecting them to further abuse,” Yesh Din says in a statement.

“After failing to enforce the law against the settlers, the military itself has now imposed a siege on the families, who have been confined to two homes for a week without being able to leave, receive visitors, or obtain food and basic supplies,” it continues.

Now in Qusra: Women and children’s clothing being thrown from the balcony of the besieged families home – which has been under military occupation for the past week and is currently being used by soldiers.

video: Luai Abu Ridi pic.twitter.com/S4wFS9tgkY

— Yesh Din English (@Yesh_Din) August 20, 2026

“This appears to constitute prohibited collective punishment, even more so since none of the family members are suspected of any wrongdoing.”

“Throwing their clothes out of the house is yet another form of humiliation, in what appears to be a deliberate pattern of mistreatment and cruelty,” the statement adds.