Settlers attack Qusra town and assault its municipality crew

Extremist settlers stormed the town of Qusra in the northern West Bank, attacked its municipality crew while they were trying to restore electricity, and occupation forces detained three crew members. The army declared the area a closed military zone, while the American ambassador described the settlers as 'Israeli terrorists'.

Extremist settlers returned on Saturday to storm the town of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army. The occupation army radio reported that about 15 settlers stormed the vicinity of a house where an outpost had been established before its evacuation. The settlers attacked the Qusra municipality crew, south of Nablus, as they headed to restore electricity to homes besieged for a week, and occupation forces detained three crew members. Local sources said the crew went after obtaining coordination, but the settlers attacked and besieged them. The Hebrew Broadcasting Corporation reported that the army lifted the siege on the village and declared it a closed military zone, but residents are worried. The corporation quoted Maram Awda as saying that the settlers are still in the area. Over the past two days, the army reinforced its forces with an additional battalion. The American ambassador, Mike Huckabee, described the settlers as 'Israeli terrorists'. These developments come amid a wide deployment of forces for days under the pretext of dismantling an outpost. The Ras al-Ain area is witnessing repeated attempts to establish outposts and seize land, and Palestinian parties warned that the siege could turn into a means to displace residents.