More troops to be sent to West Bank village besieged by Israeli settlers

About a dozen Palestinian households in a village in the occupied West Bank were told to leave their properties during an Israeli military operation to remove Israeli settlers.
The US Ambassador Mike Huckabee - a longstanding supporter of settlements - called the settler intimidation of the Qusra families "a horrific act of terror."
"Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting. No excuse for such thuggish behavior," he posted on X.
The situation in Qusra first began on Sunday when settlers blocked the road to the Palestinian families' gates and cut off their power and water supplies. The first Israeli soldiers who came to the site prayed with the settlers - an act for which the Israel military later said they would be disciplined.
According to the UN's figures, 76 Palestinians - including 18 children - have been killed in the West Bank this year, by Israeli forces or settlers. At the same time, three Israelis - including one civilian - were killed in confrontations with Palestinians and in an alleged ramming attack by a Palestinian in the West Bank.
The Israeli military said the aim was 'to protect the residents'.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had 'dismantled two illegal outposts'. It added that it had detained one Israeli and confiscated equipment on the outskirts of the Qusra and Jalud areas, near Nablus.
Qusra Mayor, Abdel Azim Wadi, told the BBC that his village had been declared a closed military zone.
The stated aim of the settlers is to empty the area of its Palestinian residents.