Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityIDF soldiers were seen trying to block Hadash MK Ofer Cassif from entering a West Bank village that has been under settler siege for over two weeks, with footage showing one soldier apparently staging an assault by the MKShare 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 Golan02:09 PM • August 26 2026 IDTIsraeli soldiers tried on Tuesday to prevent lawmaker Ofer Cassif of the left-wing Hadash party from visiting Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra, with footage from the scene showing one soldier apparently pretending that Cassif had assaulted him.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankIsrael settlersHadashIsrael settlementsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTzvi SuccotNetanyahuUNRWAHasan PikerWest BankOfer WinterIsrael Space PollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Soldiers Tried to Bar Israeli MK From West Bank Village Under Settler SiegeUnited Airlines to Resume San Francisco-Tel Aviv Flights in March 2027Israel's Emigration Crisis Is About More Than War and Security FailuresA Hot Mess: I Spent the Summer in Switzerland. Who Knew It Could Turn Into Hell?Likud Polls Russian-speaking Israelis on Adding Channel 9 Journalists to SlateRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive