Jean-Noël Barrot, the French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 5, 2026. AHMED SAAD / REUTERS
France on Friday, August 14, called on Israel to arrest and prosecute rogue settlers blockading Palestinian homes at Qusra in the occupied West Bank and to protect the civilian population.
"France condemns in the strongest possible terms the occupation of several Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra in the West Bank by Israeli settlers, as well as the acts of violence committed against Palestinian civilians," the foreign ministry said. "It calls on the Israeli authorities to arrest and bring to justice those responsible for these acts."
Israeli settlers at Qusra near Nablus began blockading Palestinian homes on Sunday and have defied attempts by the military to remove them, with residents saying they have been cut off from food and other supplies. The siege has drawn unusually sharp criticism from Israeli ally Washington.
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