MK Cassif claims IDF soldier assaulted him while trying to block his entry to West Bank town Kusra

Hadash-Ta'al MK Ofer Cassif accused IDF troops of physically and verbally assaulting him on Wednesday while he attempted to reach Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Kusra. Cassif stated, "one of the soldiers threw himself to the ground and claimed that I had attacked him." He filed a complaint regarding the incident, which occurred as he tried to enter the village, designated a closed military zone, to deliver aid to families surrounded amid ongoing confrontations involving settlers and security forces. The IDF confirmed Cassif's arrival without prior coordination and stated that "The conduct of the soldiers during the incident is being examined." Cassif ultimately reached the families and called for international intervention to end the siege and the occupation.