# Palestinian-American heads to West Bank home surrounded by Israeli settlers

https://mins.news/en/item/23817

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-17 03:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/17/08-17-26-pal-american-qusra-sv-mp4?traffic_source=rss

> Palestinian-American Loui Ridi is flying from the United States to Qusra, where his 83-year-old mother is among 15 Palestinians trapped for more than a week in three homes encircled by illegal Israeli settlers.

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