Current sectionWest Bank NewsFamilies whose homes were surrounded by settlers were ordered to leave despite refusing to go, while the army said it was deploying forces to protect residents and 'prevent the continuation of the serious incidents'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMatan Golanand Rawan Suleiman02:16 PM • August 13 2026 IDTIsraeli troops on Thursday evicted several Palestinian families from their homes in the West Bank village of Qusra, near Nablus, during an operation to remove Israeli settlers who had besieged Palestinian homes in the area.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersIsrael settlementsWest BankIDFCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIranWest BankHunter BidenEx-Mossad Chief GazaLikudGoldaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Evicts Palestinian Families as Settlers Resist Army Operation to End SiegeEx-German Ambassador Urges Measures Against Israel Over SettlementsIsraeli Settlers Move Back to Northern West Bank Settlement Evacuated in 2005Israeli Jews Are Supporting the Destruction of Palestinian HealthcareLonging, Dread and Humor Mingle in Songs Israeli Hostage Wrote in CaptivityRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train Station'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls