Homeowner tells ToI settlers built makeshift structure in front of house a day ago, blocking entry and exit, soldiers came to pray with group and left without removing them

Settlers have been surrounding the home of a Palestinian family on the outskirts of the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, preventing the family from entering or leaving since Sunday, residents said.

Youssef Hassan, the homeowner, who lives there with his wife and their two young daughters, aged two and four, told The Times of Israel by phone on Monday that settlers erected a makeshift structure in front of the entrance to his home a day earlier and have since prevented anyone from entering or leaving, leaving him trapped inside. He said they also cut the electricity lines.

Video footage shows settlers gathered in the structure near the house. In another clip, they can be seen attempting to open one of the gates to the yard.