NABLUS, August 12, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli human rights group B’Tselem warned on Wednesday of escalating ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank, according to Anadolu Agency.

It said in a statement that Israeli colonists were seeking to drive Palestinian families from their homes and seize their properties in the Qusra town in the Nablus governorate.

The group added that colonists had established an illegal outpost in recent days in the yards of two Palestinian homes on the outskirts of Qusra, with the aim of “forcing the families out and taking over their homes.

B’Tselem said the Israeli occupation forces have not removed the occupiers or taken any action to protect the families.

Yuli Novak, the group’s executive director, said the developments in Qusra “are not an isolated incident,” accusing colonists’ militias, with the backing of the occupation forces, of escalating attacks on Palestinian towns and villages, seizing land, attacking homes and displacing families.

“Israeli ethnic cleansing in the West Bank is accelerating and expanding in full view of everyone,” she said.

B’Tselem indicated that the occupying forces last month enabled colonists to drive the Tubasi family from their homes in the nearby village of Jalud after a siege and repeated attacks, before occupiers took over the homes.

It said similar patterns have emerged in several Palestinian communities, including Ein Sinya, Turmusaya, Beita, and Abu Falah.

The group said Israel has displaced 64 Palestinian communities in full and parts of 15 others since October 2023, affecting more than 4,800 Palestinians, including more than 2,300 children.

B’Tselem also released footage showing occupiers and Israeli soldiers praying around Palestinian homes in Qusra.

K.F.