# Siege of Palestinian village draws US criticism as Israeli settlers dig in

https://mins.news/en/item/22050

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 10:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/siege-palestinian-village-draws-us-criticism-israeli-settlers-dig-2026-08-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7eeab9b3146000015b0886

> In Qusra, an occupied West Bank village, Jewish settlers pitched a tent outside a Palestinian home on Friday before Israeli soldiers arrived and removed it, footage showed. Palestinians say the continuing settler siege is intended to force them off their land.

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