The Israeli army has seized 16 Palestinian homes in and around Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank and converted them into military posts, a local official said Thursday. Abdul Azim al-Wadi, head of the Qusra village council, told Anadolu Agency that the army was continuing its military offensive in the town, south of Nablus, and had informed the council that it would last until Sunday morning. Large Israeli forces, accompanied by infantry troops, military vehicles and bulldozers, entered Qusra and deployed across the town and its outskirts, he said. Al-Wadi said the Israeli army told the council it was seeking to dismantle an illegal outpost established by occupiers near the town amid escalating tensions in the area. He said […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Israeli soldiers conduct patrols along the streets of Qusra, a town south of Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine on August 13, 2026. [Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AA-20260813-42208988-42208982-ISRAELI_FORCES_RAID_PALESTINIAN_TOWN_OF_QUSRA_IN_THE_WEST_BANK-1-1.jpg)
