Israeli Occupation Continues Aggression on Tulkarm and Its Refugee Camp for 25th Consecutive Day

Tulkarm: The Israeli aggression on Tulkarm city and its camp entered its 25th consecutive day, and the 12th day on Nour Shams camp, amid military reinforcements accompanied by the demolition and burning of homes.

According to Qatar News Agency, the occupation forces sent military reinforcements towards the city and its camps, and deployed infantry soldiers in the streets and neighborhoods, specifically the eastern and northern ones, and the surroundings and entrances to Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, while firing live ammunition, sound bombs, light bombs, and smoke bombs, accompanied by the sounds of huge explosions.

Infantry forces supported by military vehicles were deployed in large numbers in the city's neighborhoods, as barriers were set up around Al-Younis roundabout in the northern neighborhood, and Abu Safiya junction in the eastern neighborhood, and on Nablus Street connecting Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps. They stopped vehicles, searched them, checked the IDs of their passengers, and detained young men among them.

The occupation forces continue to seize a number of houses in the eastern neighborhood of the city, turning them into military outposts and sniper locations. This has tightened restrictions on residents, preventing their movement and exit from their homes, while seizing two houses on Nablus Street adjacent to Tulkarm camp, amidst the deployment of soldiers in their surroundings.

The forces detained a local resident at dawn today after raiding his house in the southern neighborhood of the city.

In Tulkarm camp, the forces continued to demolish houses as part of an occupation plan to demolish 14 houses under the pretext of opening a street. This operation threatens to damage thousands of other houses and completely destroy infrastructure, including water, electricity, sewage, and communication networks.

The Popular Committee for Tulkarm Camp Services reported that 50 houses were completely destroyed, and 90% of the camp's residents were displaced after being forced to leave by the occupation forces.

Yesterday, the occupation forces gave the camp's residents only two hours to evacuate their homes before demolition, leaving citizens in shock and sadness over the scenes of destruction.

Israeli occupation forces continued to deploy patrols in the neighborhoods of Nour Shams camp, which is under siege and experiencing heavy firing of flash bombs and live bullets, along with raids on homes and extensive bombing operations, especially in the Manshiya neighborhood.

The forces also continue to close the gate of the Jabara checkpoint at the southern entrance to Tulkarm for the 13th consecutive day, isolating the city from surrounding villages, towns, and the rest of the West Bank governorates.