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Israel sends more troops to West Bank village besieged by Jewish settlers

Israel sends more troops to West Bank village besieged by Jewish settlers

By Ali Sawafta QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Thursday it had sent more troops to a West Bank village where settlers have trapped Palestinian families inside their homes, a siege the Palestinians say is aimed at forcibly displacing them from their land.

Israel sends troops into West Bank homes besieged by Jewish settlers

Israel sends troops into West Bank homes besieged by Jewish settlers

By Ali Sawafta QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israeli troops took up positions inside Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra on Thursday, the mayor said, after settlers trapped Palestinian families this week in a siege Palestinians say is aimed at forcing them from their land.

Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

Israeli settlers' siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank, including one owned by a Palestinian American, for several days

Israeli troops clash with settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank

Israeli troops clash with settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank

QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Israeli troops clashed with Jewish settlers on Wednesday while trying to disperse them from a West Bank outpost they set up directly in front of Palestinian homes, and later withdrew from the area after failing to clear the settlers, witnesses said.

Settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank a 'horrific act of terror,' US ambassador says

Settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank a 'horrific act of terror,' US ambassador says

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel has condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the village of Qusra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

How an AIPAC endorsement became a liability

How an AIPAC endorsement became a liability

AIPAC is spending big on Democratic primaries. It doesn't always work out.

The Latest: Kennedy Center board set to vote on whether to move forward with closure

The Latest: Kennedy Center board set to vote on whether to move forward with closure

The Kennedy Center’s board is expected to meet to consider plans for the performing arts venue’s future after a federal judge blocked an earlier move for a two-year closure that would allow for substantial renovations

The Latest: Trump seeks an exit from his Iran war as Mideast violence spreads

The Latest: Trump seeks an exit from his Iran war as Mideast violence spreads

Iran is rejecting comments by President Donald Trump, who said that since Iran is seeking compensation as part of any peace talks, he’ll demand the same

Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention

Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention

By Steve Holland and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Moscow on Tuesday freed a former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a pardon for the ailing American based on humanitarian reasons, U.S. officials said.

US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push

US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Four leading U.S. human rights groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its campaign aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court, calling the effort unconstitutional.

Pakistan says US and Iran close to 'some sort' of deal despite attacks on shipping

Pakistan says US and Iran close to 'some sort' of deal despite attacks on shipping

By Tala Ramadan and Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Tuesday the United States and Iran were close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz were at an advanced stage, despite reports of new attacks on shipping in regional

Trump boarded secret Turkey flight via catering truck due to Iran threat – media

Trump boarded secret Turkey flight via catering truck due to Iran threat – media

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.