[10][11] In the 1596 tax-records Nuris appeared part of the nahiya (subdistrict) of Jenin under the liwa' (district) of Lajjun, with a population of 16 Muslim households; an estimated 88 persons.

They paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on a number of products, including wheat, barley, olives, and goats and beehives; a total of 7,500 akçe.

"[1] In 1838 Edward Robinson noted Nuris during his travels in the region,[15] located in the District of Jenin, also called "Haritheh esh-Shemaliyeh".

[17] In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described the village as being small, situated on rocky ground, much hidden between the hills, about 600 ft (180 m) above a valley.

[7] In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Nuris had a population of 364, all Muslims.

[21] A group of 35 young Jews began to farm the land, which became the core of Kibbutz Ein Harod.

[4][7][25] On 19 April 1948, Palmach headquarters ordered the destruction of "enemy bases at Al-Mazar, Nuris and Zir'in".

[6] Israeli historian Benny Morris notes that destroying the villages was "part and parcel" of the Haganah operations at this time, however, he also writes that Nuris was not finally depopulated until the end of May.

[26][27] Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi described the village in 1992: "The site, overgrown with pine and oak trees, is strewn with piles of stones.