US urges Netanyahu to condemn settlers besieging Palestinians in West Bank

The United States is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn Israeli settlers who have besieged Palestinian homes in Qusra, France 24 reports. France, meanwhile, is calling for the settlers' arrest and prosecution, as residents remain cut off from food and other supplies. The settler violence adds further political pressure on Netanyahu ahead of Israel's election.

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