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A Palestinian inspects one of the buildings at his home, reportedly set fire and defaced with graffiti by Israeli settlers south of Nablus in the West Bank, on August 23, 2026. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 2:33 pm
Car, building torched in apparent settler attack in West Bank; no injuries reported
Police announce arrest of two Israeli teens over Saturday assault of Palestinian amputee near Hebron; IDF troops leave Qusra home blocked by settlers after clothes-tossing incident
By Nurit Yohanan and Noam Lehmann
The wife of 58-year-old Fathi Khazem, killed trying to stab a soldier during an arrest operation, stands at the bedroom door with others near a pool of his blood at their home in the northern city of Jenin, in the West Bank on August 21, 2026. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)
August 21, 2026, 12:58 pm
Palestinian shot dead trying to stab soldier; was father of terrorist who killed 3 in TLV
Military came to arrest Fathi Zidan Hazem, 58, whose son Raad opened fire at a Tel Aviv bar in 2022, killing three; settlers said to torch quarry, no injuries or arrests
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 20, 2026, 10:21 pm
‘Thou shalt not steal’: US envoy warns settlers against seizing Palestinian property
Huckabee says settlers involved could be hit with US sanctions, though adds such measures yet to be mulled; Western nations condemn Israel’s E1 West Bank settlement plan
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi looks out the window of his home, which has been encircled by settlers for more than a week, after gaining access to it, in Qusra, West Bank, August 18, 2026. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
August 19, 2026, 10:35 pm
Israeli settler berates Palestinian American near his besieged West Bank home
After Loui Abu Ridi flies in from US amid extended blockade, extremist steps onto his property despite closed military zone, sparking face-off
By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks to Channel 12, August 18, 2026. (Screenshot)
August 19, 2026, 2:10 am
Huckabee stands by calling violent settlers ‘terrorists’: They’re ‘pouring gas on a fire’
US ambassador to Israel insists Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner didn’t clash at meeting over Gaza proposal, says Israel ‘never backed away’ from Trump’s overall plan for Strip
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Footage of a fire reportedly sparked by settlers on the outskirts of the central West Bank Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya on August 17, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
August 18, 2026, 11:32 am
Settlers reported to torch West Bank fields and attack Palestinians overnight
Two Palestinians injured in Beita, child pepper-sprayed near Bethlehem, according to local media; no arrests reported; Israeli activist arrested while assisting Palestinians
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Palestinian-American Louai Abu Ridi, whose home in the West Bank village of in Qusra has been encircled by extremist settlers for more than a week, hangs a US flag with his neighbor, after gaining access to his besieged home, August 17, 2026. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
August 17, 2026, 11:06 pm
Palestinian-American raises US flag upon return to Qusra home besieged by settlers
Louai Abu Ridi, who owns West Bank house that settlers started surrounding over a week ago, urges US embassy to provide him with protection
By Agencies and Nurit Yohanan
Israeli forces stand in front of the entrance of a Palestinian house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, on August 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
August 17, 2026, 3:06 am
US officials to reportedly tour West Bank town besieged by settler extremists
TV report says administration wants Israeli officials to join visit to Qusra; Shin Bet said working to compile sufficient evidence against suspects involved in the violence
By ToI Staff
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, August 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
August 16, 2026, 10:23 pm
Pope calls to end violence against West Bank Palestinians as settler attacks surge
Amid siege in Qusra, Pope Leo XIV slams ‘repeated violence’ against Palestinian civilians, urges international community to ‘take action’ towards two-state solution
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Troops seen outside homes that had been besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra in the West Bank, on August 14, 2026. (FLASH90)
August 16, 2026, 2:01 pm
Besieged Palestinians in Qusra homes say IDF now blocking them in, fear settlers will return
Footage seems to show settlers still near W. Bank village, week after siege began; separately, 2 Israelis, 10 Palestinians hurt in Hebron clash allegedly sparked by settler attack
By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli activists and Palestinian residents stand on the roof of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, on August 14, 2026. (FLASH90)
August 15, 2026, 11:38 pm
Two Palestinians hurt by settler gunfire, including nurse said to be paralyzed for life
Teen said to be wounded in a separate attack; IDF reportedly detains 3 PA municipal workers after settlers assault crew trying to fix power and water lines at besieged Qusra homes
By ToI Staff, Noam Lehmann and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli forces stand in front of the entrance of a Palestinian house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, on August 14, 2026. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 5:37 pm
US said pushing silent Netanyahu to publicly condemn settler violence in Qusra
Katz says he told IDF to plan transfer of full civilian law enforcement in West Bank to police, which is already largely responsible for the matter; residents say activists were blocked from delivering food on sixth day of siege
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Settlers gesture to the camera as they remain outside the besieged homes of Palestinian residents in Qusra, near Nablus in the northern West Bank, August 13, 2026 (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 13, 2026, 1:02 pm
IDF removes Palestinians from homes for op said aimed at clearing harassing settlers
Army backtracks from evacuation order, but some residents say they still haven’t been allowed back into besieged Qusra home; Huckabee says IDF in Qusra at his request, slams the settlers as ‘Israeli terrorists’
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, August 12, 2026. (AP/Nidal Eshtayeh)
August 13, 2026, 2:19 am
US said fuming at Israel for allowing ‘anarchy,’ rampant settler violence in West Bank
Despite reported frustration, Trump refrains from publicly calling out Israel for not cracking down on violent settlers; he lifted sanctions against some of them when returning to office
By ToI Staff
Israeli settlers gather in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, on August 12, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)
August 12, 2026, 11:58 pm
From Ohio, a Palestinian American watches as settlers besiege his family in Qusra
Through security cameras 6,000 miles away, Loui Ridi sees IDF soldiers fraternizing with those blocking his trapped brother and nephew, instead of rescuing them
By Hila Tov
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