The Israeli armed forces have left most of the homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, where they had entered as part of an operation aimed at evacuating some settler outposts established in the area. The news was reported by village residents to the Times of Israel and comes after days of tensions that have drawn the attention of the international community.
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According to testimonies collected on site, IDF soldiers had entered the homes yesterday morning. Several hours later, however, the Israeli army changed its approach, announcing that the troops would not remain inside the inhabited houses. In the evening, the military then left almost all the homes occupied during the operation.
There are also five Italians in the Palestinian village of Qusra, according to sources from the Foreign Ministry. The five Italians would be inside the isolated homes; there are eleven people in total, including the five Italians, aged between 20 and 40 years. They would be 4 women and one man. The Foreign Ministry, through the Crisis Unit and in connection with the consulate in Jerusalem and the embassy in Tel Aviv, is following the situation.
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The situation is linked to an outpost set up by Israeli settlers who, according to residents, for six days prevented two Palestinian families from reaching their homes on the outskirts of the village. The situation had triggered a large military operation and drawn criticism and condemnation from several international actors.
Residents claim that the soldiers left all the homes except one of the houses involved in the siege, belonging to Yusuf Hassan. Despite the withdrawal of troops from most of the village, settlers would continue to station outside the homes of the two families involved.
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