Tulkarm:Israeli forces allegedly detained and abused several young Palestinian men during a raid on the southern neighborhood of Tulkarm city on Tuesday evening. Local sources reported that the men were blindfolded and their hands were tied during the incident.
According to Palestine news and Information Agency, the Israeli forces were deployed around the al-Balawi intersection in the neighborhood, where they chased and detained the young men amid heavy gunfire and stun grenades. The forces also reportedly obstructed vehicular traffic in the area.
The sources further added that the forces raided a residential building in the same neighborhood, causing damage to vehicles parked at its entrance. Additionally, Israeli forces also conducted a raid in the Irtah suburb south of the city, searching several homes after allegedly using a Palestinian resident as a human shield to enter and search the houses. No detentions were reported during this raid.
Tulkarm city and its surrounding areas are experiencing repeated Israeli military raids, which include searches of homes and properties and assaults on residents, as part of the ongoing Israeli military activity against the city and its two refugee camps. This has been happening for 632 consecutive days.