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Palestinians told to leave homes in village where Israeli settlers besieged houses

Earlier, videos shared from Qusra overnight into Thursday showed a dozen Israeli security vehicles – including a bulldozer.

In later footage – filmed in the daylight – there was a long line of Israeli security forces on the road to the Palestinian village.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had “dismantled two illegal outposts”.

It added that it had detained one Israeli and confiscated equipment on the outskirts of the Qusra and Jalud areas, near Nablus.

One of those asked to leave their home was Qaher Odeh, who said more than 20 soldiers had entered his house on Thursday morning.

“I was asleep in the morning, my brother and I. They came in and broke down the door, shouting open up, open the door. Even now I still can’t process what I saw in front of me. There was more than 20 of them, maybe 30,” he said.

“We left and kept walking down towards the lower part of the neighbourhood. Shortly afterwards, they sealed off the entire area.

“There were people being forced out of their homes. A lot of people,” Odeh added.

After around 10 hours some families were allowed to return to their homes but found them upturned. One man told us the soldiers had thrown all the food out the fridge and stolen $1,500 in cash (£1,112).

The IDF did not address the allegations when asked by the BBC.

“The soldiers were instructed that the Qusra residents will remain in their homes,” the IDF said.

It added that soldiers would not operate inside the Palestinian home that had been subject to the settler’s siege.

The IDF stressed that Israeli “liaison officers are in ongoing contact with Qusra’s local leadership and are working to avoid disruption to the daily lives of the residents in the area”.

Qusay Abu Ridi, one of the trapped Palestinian family members, told the BBC that the house had been attacked again overnight and that a few settlers had remained in the area, hiding from the army.

His brother – who owns the property – is a Palestinian-American businessman who had complained to the US embassy.

The US Ambassador Mike Huckabee – a longstanding supporter of settlements – called the settler intimidation of the Qusra families “a horrific act of terror.

“Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting. No excuse for such thuggish behavior,” he posted on X.

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