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Israeli troops moved into the occupied West Bank village of Qusra early Thursday and dismantled two illegal settler outposts after days of confrontations with settlers who had surrounded Palestinian homes and cut off their water and electricity supply.
The standoff began Sunday when settlers established encampments outside three homes on the outskirts of Qusra, a village of about 5,000 people near Nablus, and blocked a nearby access road. Two Palestinian families were trapped inside their homes along with five Italian nationals visiting one family.
One of the properties belongs to a Palestinian-American businessman who contacted the US Embassy in Israel. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the embassy had asked Israeli authorities to remove what he called the “Israeli terrorists.”
Israeli security forces attempted to dislodge the settlers on Wednesday but encounte…
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