'No law in Israel': Kusra residents report feeling 'helpless' in face of extremist settler violence

Residents of the Palestinian village of Kusra report feeling "helpless" amid escalating violence from extremist Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Marmar Odeh, a resident, stated, "it was the first time in [he felt] there was no law in the State of Israel." Settlers reportedly imposed a siege, set up tents, and severed electricity and water lines, leading to a delay in medical care for a child with a broken arm. The IDF has since closed off the village and imposed a curfew to dismantle the settler outpost. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir acknowledged that some settlers "really need to be stopped," and Yisrael Gantz, head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, called the incident "improper and unacceptable," condemning violence against uninvolved individuals.