Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra are facing escalating violence and intimidation from Israeli settlers, including cuts to essential services like electricity and water. Residents report this is a deliberate attempt to displace them from their homes. France 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports the Israeli Defence Minister appears to be leveraging this settler violence for political gain. Despite the army’s capacity to intervene, orders to remove the violent settlers have not been issued, allegedly due to pressure from far-right political factions. The Israeli army is reportedly standing by while settlers continue to harass and intimidate Palestinians. The situation is unlikely to improve without a change in political direction and increased intervention to protect Palestinian residents. This raises concerns about the future of Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank.