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Palestinian-American Loui Ridi gains access to his besieged West Bank home, in Qusra

World Aug 17

Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend home under siege by Israeli settlers

By Sam Metz, Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press

World Aug 14

Palestinian, Israeli and foreign activists try to approach a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers, in ...
Palestinians besieged in West Bank village of Qusra fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes

The standoff in Qusra between Palestinian families and Israeli settlers who apparently want to push them out entered a new stage Friday as activists supporting the Palestinians marched toward the besieged homes to replenish their dwindling food and water supply.

By Sam Metz, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press

World Aug 13

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'Act of terror': U.S. condemns Israeli settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank

The U.S. condemned the siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, where they cut off water, electricity and essential supplies to residents. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the settlers’ actions an “act of terror,”…

By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala

World Aug 13

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Palestinian American family recounts siege of West Bank home by Israeli settlers

Israeli settlers laid siege to the home of an Palestinian American family in the occupied West Bank, sparking condemnation from the U.S. ambassador and an Israeli military response. Nick Schifrin spoke with Qusai and Ahmed Ridi from the house in…

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

World Aug 13

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Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a 'horrific act of terror,' U.S. ambassador says

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American.

By Sam Metz, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press

Aug 07

Rights group warns Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse.

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Jul 30

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Violence surges in West Bank as Israeli settlers escalate attacks on Palestinians

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

Violence surged in the West Bank this past weekend when Palestinians say Israeli settlers burned two mosques following deadly clashes. The UN accuses Israeli settlers of increasing their attacks and footprint in the West Bank, the land that Palestinians hope…

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Apr 03

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Palestinians in occupied West Bank face growing violence from Israeli settlers

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

Human rights groups say a new Israeli law that expands the death penalty for killings classified as terrorism is expected to apply exclusively to Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank. As Israel and the U.S. wage war in Iran,…

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Dec 21

Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank

By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said Sunday, as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that further threatens the possibility of…

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Dec 12

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians with impunity, halting West Bank olive harvest

By Leila Molana-Allen, Thomas Dallal, Janine AlHadidi

Israel's cabinet voted to extend legal status to 19 previously illegal settlements late last night, formalizing more control of land in the West Bank. Attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinian communities there have increased sharply since the Oct. 7, 2023…

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