Israeli army enforces curfew on Qusra as settler siege enters fourth day
14:24, 13/08/2026, ThursdayU: Update: 14:30, 13/08/2026, Thursday
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Israeli forces demolish the home of Palestinian Farouk Ramadan by detonating explosives in the village of Tell, southwest of Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine on August 11, 2026. Ramadan was killed on July 24 while confronting an attack on his village by Israeli settlers. Israeli forces evacuated residents from several nearby homes before carrying out the demolition.Israeli forces imposed a curfew on the West Bank town of Qusra on Thursday, deploying infantry and military vehicles throughout its streets while Israeli settlers maintained a four-day siege preventing three Palestinian families in the Ras al-Ain area from leaving their homes.
Israeli forces raided Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Thursday and enforced a curfew across the town, eyewitnesses said, as tensions mounted over a prolonged siege by Israeli occupiers targeting three homes on the outskirts.
A large military contingent including infantry troops and dozens of armored vehicles entered the municipality and ordered commercial establishments to shut their doors, according to local sources. The occupying forces sealed off access points and restricted movement throughout the area.
Settler siege enters fourth day
Tensions have flared since Sunday when Israeli occupiers erected temporary structures in the Ras al-Ain neighborhood and surrounded three Palestinian residences. The families have remained trapped inside for four consecutive days, with occupiers blocking all entry and exit while preventing visitors from approaching the homes.