Palestine weekly: Global outcry fails to break West Bank siege
Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian families in the West Bank for over a week, drawing international condemnation. Despite calls from the UN and various nations for intervention, the families remain trapped in their homes.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the ongoing volatility in the West Bank and the limitations of international diplomatic pressure on the ground.
Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, while the Board of Peace goes back on the Gaza disarmament deal.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Israeli settlers put up an Israeli flag on a hilltop on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank city of Beit Sahour, on August 14, 2026 [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 18 Aug 2026 18 Aug 2026 For more than a week, Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian families in their homes in Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, cutting them off from basic supplies and emergency services.
Settlers used the same tactic just last month to force the al-Tubassi family from their home in Jalud. This time, however, with one of the besieged Qusra homes belonging to a Palestinian-American, the siege has become front-page news.
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