RAMALLAH (Dispatches) -- From the rubble of Gaza to the besieged homes of the West Bank, Palestinian families continue to endure Israeli military aggression and settler violence, with 50 bodies recovered and buried in Gaza City this week while 15 Palestinians remain trapped and starving in Qusra as soldiers block food deliveries.
A funeral procession was held in Gaza City for the 50 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble nearly three years after they were killed in an Israeli attack. 
All 50 victims were martyred in a single Israeli strike in December 2023 that targeted a residential neighborhood sheltering displaced Palestinians. Their remains had remained trapped under the debris for nearly three years before recovery efforts finally brought them to light, allowing families to finally lay their loved ones to rest.
Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus. The settler blockade on three Palestinian houses in the Ras al-Ain area, where around 15 people live, has entered its 14th day. 
Palestinian families trapped inside are running out of food as extremist settlers maintain their siege and Israeli forces block food deliveries.
Aisha Hassan, sheltering in one of the besieged homes with her mother and brother, said they were “starving.” 
“The municipal council tried to bring us food, but the soldiers prevented them, and the food was left outside,” Hassan told Middle East Eye. “UNICEF staff were able to deliver some food to us a few days ago, and now it’s starting to spoil.”
Israeli soldiers arrived last week, ostensibly to remove the settlers, but have since effectively contributed to the siege by blocking food deliveries. Abdul-Azim Wadi, Qusra’s mayor, said the Israeli military was deliberately obstructing the process. 
Food boxes delivered by UNICEF were left outside for 24 hours before soldiers allowed the families to collect them, by which time some had spoiled.
Ruqaya Hassan, a Palestinian mother from Qusra, said the siege has been particularly difficult for her two young daughters who have developed bedwetting. She appealed to the international community to intervene. 
“The settlers’ aggression and the Israeli army’s aggression against the Palestinians must stop,” she said.
Palestinians in the West Bank have been subjected to escalating Israeli military atrocities and settler violence amid the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip that has killed over 73,000 people since October 2023. 
Since then, Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 1,182 Palestinians across the West Bank, injured thousands, and abducted around 24,000.