# Palestine weekly: Global outcry fails to break West Bank siege

https://mins.news/en/item/24848

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 07:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/8/18/palestine-weekly-global-outcry-fails-break-west-bank-siege?traffic_source=rss

> Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian families in Qusra, south of Nablus, cutting off supplies and emergency services. Three families, including 15 people and two children, remain trapped in their homes after Israeli forces ordered them to evacuate and turned 16 local homes into military barracks. A similar siege followed in Beit Imrin, where Israeli forces arrested residents and blocked ambulance crews. Critics say soldiers are increasingly removing Palestinian families rather than the settlers.

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