Recorded 19 August 2026 at 00:40 UTC

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Palestinian American Returns to West Bank Home Besieged by Settlers

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers traveled to the property on Monday to join family members defending it. The family has reportedly been holed up for more than a week after settlers surrounded the house and Israeli forces turned the area into a closed military zone.

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Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers

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West Bank homes siege by Israeli settlers

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A Palestinian American has returned to his family's home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra to join relatives defending it against an Israeli settler siege that has trapped residents for more than a week; the Israeli army has declared the property a closed military area.

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A Palestinian American returned to his besieged West Bank home to join relatives defending it, and the Israeli army declared the property a closed military area.

In this event Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers Earlier coverage

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NPR Published 18 August 2026

Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers

NPR Published 17 August 2026

Palestinian American family in West Bank fear settler violence will rob them of home

A Palestinian-American remains holed up in his West Bank home for more than a week after Israeli settlers laid siege to the house and the Israeli army then turned it into a closed military area.

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