West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli military fails to lift settler siege of Palestinian homes
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The Israeli military attempted Wednesday to remove West Bank settlers who have blockaded Palestinian homes for days, but the operation proved unsuccessful, according to an eyewitness and an AFP photographer cited by Al-Monitor. The siege began Sunday when settlers established a makeshift blockade around the Palestinian residences.
The blockade remained in place following the military intervention. Tensions between Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank have periodically erupted into confrontations, with settlers sometimes defying or resisting army orders. The circumstances that prompted the blockade and the current condition of the Palestinians inside the homes were not detailed in available reports.
