More troops are to be sent to the West Bank village of Qusra, where two Palestinian families say they have been unable to leave their homes during a siege by Israeli settlers.
The families say they have been trapped since Sunday and that their water and electricity supplies have been cut off. The reported situation has left them confined inside their homes in the village.
Qusra is in the occupied West Bank, where the latest reported incident involves Palestinian residents and Israeli settlers. The available material identifies the affected residents as two Palestinian families but does not give the number of people inside the homes.
The deployment of additional troops is the latest known response to the situation. The supplied reporting does not state who ordered the extra deployment, how many troops will be sent, or when they are expected to arrive.
No further details were provided about the condition of the families, the circumstances in which water and power were cut, or whether access to the homes has since been restored. The latest known position is that additional troops are due to be sent to the village while the families say they remain trapped.
