West Bank village of Qusra under siege by extremist Israeli settlers

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 06:02 Issued on: 18/08/2026 - 12:43 In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian village of Qusra remains under siege by extremist Israeli settlers. They are trying to force families off their land through tactics including cutting off access to food and water. A Palestinian-American who owns a house in the village has returned to Qusra from Ohio. Louai Abo Ridi says he fears for safety amid reports of the Israeli army turning a blind eye to settler violence. In this clip from today, you get a sense of the tensions between him and the soldiers. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Philip Turle. Keywords for this article