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Earlier in August, a group of settlers blocked supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of Qusra and attacked a Palestinian family and a foreign media crew in nearby Jalud.   Issued on: 29/08/2026 - 20:34  Modified: 30/08/2026 - 11:42   (Reading time) (/build/images/svg/sprite.1af31c2f854b10d5fc5627a4f4fa61be.svg#icon-clock)    3 min Reading time   Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.1af31c2f854b10d5fc5627a4f4fa61be.svg#icon-share)      By:  (https://www.france24.com/en/author/france-24/) (FRANCE 24) FRANCE 24       (Israeli settlers jump over the garden wall as they make their way towards a Palestinian home under construction in the village of Qusra, which has faced escalating settler violence over the past month.)  Israeli settlers jump over the garden wall as they make their way towards a Palestinian home under construction in the village of Qusra, which has faced escalating settler violence over the past month.        © Jaafar Ashtiyeh, AFP    Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/west-bank/) West Bank on Saturday after nearly (https://www.france24.com/en/west-bank-village-of-qusra-under-siege-by-extremist-israeli-settlers) three weeks of tension in the area , drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/benjamin-netanyahu/) Benjamin Netanyahu . Earlier in August, a group of settlers began blocking supplies from entering Palestinian houses on the outskirts of the village near Nablus, trapping residents inside and drawing unusually strong criticism from the US ambassador. 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On Saturday, Qusra residents and the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/military/) military said dozens of settlers had descended on the village, throwing stones at residents and barricading themselves inside a house while Palestinians were inside. In nearby Jalud, settlers attacked a Palestinian family and a foreign media crew accompanying them, the Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported. "I strongly condemn the criminal acts of violence committed in the villages of Qusra and Jalud by a handful of rioters who are violating the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/law/) law , causing a grave injustice to the law-abiding Jewish community, interfering with the IDF in carrying out its missions, and harming (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/israel/) Israel 's standing in the world," Netanyahu said in a statement. In Qusra, resident Yussef Abdul Kareem Hassan said that a handful of villagers were doing work on a house on Saturday when they were approached by a small group of settlers. 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"Upon their arrival, the security forces identified dozens of rioters who had barricaded themselves inside a Palestinian home while Palestinian residents were inside," the military said in a statement, adding that it was "aware of reports of Palestinian injuries". It said forces had worked to remove the settlers from the house, separate the groups and confiscate vehicles "that were suspected of having been used to reach the area". The vehicles would be used as evidence in a police investigation that has been opened, it said, adding that forces continued to operate in the area "to prevent further disturbances and restore order". "The security forces strongly condemn all forms of violence," it said. Violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank has persisted for years, often with little or no legal consequence, but recent months have seen a surge in attacks. 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