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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Palestinian family trapped in home for third day; IDF reportedly prevented ambulance from reaching them overnight
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
A Palestinian family living on the outskirts of the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, has been trapped in its home for a third day as settlers block the entrance to the house.
The father, Youssef Hassan, tells The Times of Israel that the family is expected to run out of food today and that his two-year-old daughter needs to see a doctor.
Haaretz reported yesterday that settlers blocked journalists from reaching the area, while overnight, soldiers were filmed preventing a Palestinian ambulance carrying a foreign journalist from approaching the family’s home.
The IDF has yet to respond to a Times of Israel request for comment.
RIGHT NOW: settlers and army are blocking the ambulance from approaching the house with the children
We are detained by the army https://t.co/Q3xIYVAUBR pic.twitter.com/zEQnkatkwo
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