U.S. and Israeli officials said Washington is pressing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn militant settlers accused of attacking Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra, where residents describe months of escalating violence.
Resident Marmar Ouda said he has installed fences and window bars after his nephew was killed and his brother wounded in an earlier shooting by a settler, and said stone-throwing attacks on his home have continued despite police complaints. Another resident, Ibrahim Hassan, said settlers and men in Israeli army uniforms entered his property, smashed windows and assaulted him, forcing his family to flee.
The Israeli military said troops were deployed to protect residents, while police and military did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations; UN data shows more than 2,200 Palestinians were displaced by settler violence and access restrictions in the first half of 2026.
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