Israeli forces block activists from reaching besieged Qusra families

About 15 Palestinians, including two children, have been trapped in three homes in Qusra for nearly a week as settlers block access to the area.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026Israeli forces have prevented Israeli and foreign activists from reaching Palestinian families whose homes have been surrounded by settlers for nearly a week in the occupied West Bank town of Qusra, south of Nablus.The activists were trying to deliver food and water to three homes in the Ras al-Ain area on Friday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 411-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces in Gazalist 2 of 4Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon, Gaza and Syrialist 3 of 4Israel trucks out Gaza’s rubble to ‘hide genocide’ and ‘redraw the map’list 4 of 4Israel’s Katz hails settlers for ‘holding onto’ Palestinian landend of listAl Jazeera’s Laith Jaar, reporting from Qusra, said that Israeli forces brought in reinforcements and stopped members of the Israeli group Peace Now from reaching the families after declaring the area a closed military zone.Qusra Mayor Abdel Azim Wadi told Wafa that Israeli forces had also forced Italian activists who managed to reac...