TULKAREM (Palestine Foundation Information Center)The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Tulkarem and its camp for the 104th consecutive day, and for the 91st day on the Nur Shams camp on Saturday, amid a continuous field escalation that includes repeated incursions, arrests, and evacuations of homes.
Local sources reported that several explosions were heard during the night and early morning hours inside both refugee camps, coinciding with heavy firing of live bullets and sound bombs, and the launching of camera drones, amid a state of complete siege that prevents knowing the exact details of what is happening inside the two camps.
Nur Shams camp also witnessed extensive demolition of residential buildings last week, in the neighborhoods of Al-Manshiya, Al-Maslakh, Al-Jameh, Al-Oyada, and Al-Shuhada, as part of the occupation’s plan to demolish 106 houses and residential buildings in the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps. Tension still prevails in the camp amid anticipation by the residents for a new wave of demolitions.
In a related context, intense movements of occupation vehicles were observed in the city’s streets at night, especially in the eastern neighborhood, specifically in the areas of Al-Salam Roundabout, Al-Maslakh Roundabout, Abu Safiya Roundabout, Al-Haddadin Street, and the vicinity of the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital.
Local sources reported that the occupation forces forced citizens in the eastern neighborhood to evacuate their homes, which belong to the Abu Safiya and Abu Aqel families, and are located adjacent to the Abu Al-Foul neighborhood in the Tulkarem camp, at a time when they threatened to demolish the wall of the memorial to the martyr Amir Abu Khadija if it was not removed by the citizens. The occupation forces had assassinated the martyr Abu Khadija on March 23, 2023.
The occupation forces also arrested the young man Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali from inside a café in Al-Maslakh Roundabout, in the eastern neighborhood, and took him to an unknown destination.
In the Dhannaba suburb, east of the city, the occupation forces spread around the Sharia School and Halima Khreisheh School, where they carried out searches of vehicles and checked the identities of their passengers. They also fired at surveillance cameras in the area.
In parallel, the city of Tulkarem is witnessing around the clock intense movements of occupation vehicles as they roam the main streets, specifically Al-Mahakim Street, the city center, and Shweikeh Roundabout, intercepting the movement of citizens and vehicles.
The occupation army also continues to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, turning them into military barracks after forcing its residents to evacuate them, with its vehicles stationed in its vicinity. The occupation army has continued to seize some buildings for more than two months.
The Israeli aggression and its continuous escalation against the city of Tulkarem and its two camps have resulted in the martyrdom of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant, in addition to the injury and arrest of dozens, and the infliction of comprehensive destruction on infrastructure, homes, commercial shops, and vehicles that were completely and partially demolished, burned, sabotaged, looted, and stolen.
The aggression also caused the forced displacement of more than 4,200 families from the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps, comprising more than 25,000 citizens, and the destruction of more than 400 homes completely and 2,573 partially, in addition to closing their entrances and alleys with dirt barriers, turning them into isolated areas devoid of life.
