![Israeli settlers continue their raids on the Christian village of Taybeh, causing concern among local residents despite the Israeli army declaring the area a "closed military zone," on August 10, 2026 in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AA-20260810-42183770-42183760-ISRAELI_SETTLERS_RAID_VILLAGE_OF_TAYBEH_IN_RAMALLAH.jpg)
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the ongoing siege of three Palestinian families’ homes by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, southeast of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, said: “The horrors unfolding in Qusra are far from an isolated incident. They reflect the relentless escalation and expansion of an accelerating and well-documented pattern of coordinated and strategic settler terror, enabled, backed and funded by the State of Israel, with the aim of displacing Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.” The three families under siege have been threatened, harassed and attacked by Israeli settlers from nearby outposts for several months. They have been confined to their homes since Sunday 9th August, are running out of food, and lack access to basic necessities, including running water. The homes targeted in these attacks […]
