Qusra Siege
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Settler Siege in Qusra Draws Sharp US Rebuke as UAE Accuses Iran of Hormuz Attacks (Aug 14, 0616 UTC, 0916 Israel) (Morning Edition)
Israeli settlers besieged three Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra for five nights, drawing sharp US criticism, while the UAE accused Iran of attacking two ADNOC tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Israeli strikes killed a Hamas commander in Gaza City, and a British firm began containing a massive oil spill from a grounded Russian shadow fleet tanker off Oman.