Israel sends more troops to West Bank village besieged by Jewish settlers

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Israel deployed additional troops to the West Bank village of Qusra, where Jewish settlers have besieged Palestinian families by blocking access and cutting utilities. Palestinians claim this is an attempt to forcibly displace them from their land.

By Ali Sawafta QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Thursday it had sent more troops to a West Bank village where settlers have trapped Palestinian families inside their homes, a siege the Palestinians say is aimed at forcibly displacing them from their land. The siege began at the weekend when Jewish settlers closed off the road to the three homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra and set up a tent in their front yards, refusing to allow anyone to enter or leave. The settlers had earlier cut off their electricity and water.