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Residents say IDF soldiers leave most homes in Qusra, while settlers still present
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Soldiers last night left most of the homes in Qusra, south of Nablus, that they had entered as part of an operation to evacuate outposts in the area, residents of the village tell the Times of Israel.
IDF troops entered the homes yesterday morning as part of the operation, but several hours later the military reversed course and announced that troops would not stay in inhabited homes.
Settlers set up an outpost that has been blocking the homes of two families on the edge of the village for the past six days, prompting a major IDF operation and widespread international condemnation.
The soldiers left all the homes in the village except for one of the besieged homes, belonging to Yusuf Hassan, the residents say. However, they add, settlers still remain outside the families’ homes.
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