US and France pressure Netanyahu over settler siege in West Bank
The US and France have urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to condemn and prosecute Israeli settlers who have besieged Palestinian homes in Qusra.
- US urged Netanyahu to publicly condemn settlers besieging Palestinian homes
- France called for the arrest and prosecution of the besieging settlers
- Residents in Qusra remain cut off from food and supplies
Sources
- France 24 — US urges Netanyahu to condemn settlers besieging Palestinians in West Bank
- France 24 — 'We are seeing the cracks of Israeli politics play out in the West Bank'
- France 24 — ‘We never leave’: Palestinians besieged in West Bank fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes
- France 24 — West Bank: Washington condemns siege of Palestinian homes
- The Independent — White House pressuring Netanyahu to condemn Israeli settler siege in West Bank
- Al Jazeera — Israeli soldiers prevent aid delivery to besieged Palestinians
- Al Jazeera — Israeli forces block activists from reaching besieged Qusra families
- Al Jazeera — Huckabee calls Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’: Can US push end Qusra siege?
- Deutsche Welle — Israeli military moves as settlers besiege 3 West Bank homes
- France 24 — West Bank: "In recent weeks, we've seen a striking escalation in violent acts"