Settlers surround Palestinian family’s West Bank home in ongoing day-long siege

Settlers have surrounded the home of a Palestinian family in Qusra, south of Nablus, since Sunday, preventing them from entering or leaving. Youssef Hassan, the homeowner, reported that settlers erected a makeshift structure, cut electricity, and blocked access to his home where he lives with his wife and two young daughters. Soldiers were filmed praying with the settlers before leaving without removing them. Doron Meinert of "Looking the Occupation in the Eye" stated the family is "trapped in their home, with a violent and armed settler militia threatening them." This incident follows a similar event last month in Jalud, where settlers took over a home after the family fled. The UN reports over 2,200 Palestinians displaced this year due to settler violence or access restrictions, with a 63% surge in "nationalistic crime" incidents by settlers in the first half of the year compared to last year.