Activists deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers - BBC News

Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Access to the homes has been blocked by settlers since Sunday

Activists have tried to deliver supplies to Palestinians whose homes in the occupied West Bank have been besieged for days by Israeli settlers.

The group left water and food near one of the houses in Qusra where two Palestinian families have been trapped since Sunday, with their power and water supplies cut off.

Two of the residents said Israeli forces had prevented the activists from delivering the aid directly to them, and the supplies had to be left outside. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied this.

Also on Friday, a number of settlers returned to set up a tent near the site - a day after an operation to disperse them from the area. It was later removed by Israeli forces.