Israeli forces storm Tulkarm nine hours after withdrawal

TULKARM: Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening stormed the city of Tulkarm nine hours after they withdrew from it. WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation military vehicles stormed Tulkarm from its western axis, towards Ezbet al-Jrad suburb, east of the city, and surrounded a residential building, amidst drones flying overhead. She added that the occupation forces detained a number of young men after raiding the besieged house, including wounded people, as traces of blood and bullets were found inside the house. She also said that the occupation soldiers used one of the detainees as a human shield after they placed him on the front of a military vehicle. A security source confirmed to WAFA that the detainees are Bassem Ali Abdul Karim Al-Hamshari and Abdullah Youssef Mesimi, while the two injured are Zaher Youssef Tahseen Raddad, who is in serious condition, and Saleh Firas Kamel Raddad, who is in stable condition. Eyewitnesses said that occupation drones bombed a residential apartment in the besieged building. Israeli occupation patrols roamed the streets of Al-Ezbet and were stationed in the vicinity of Al-Hawouz, while the sounds of heavy gunfire were heard. Meanwhile, the occupation forces pushed more military vehicles and bulldozers to Al-Ezbah, passing through the Khadouri roundabout and Al-Salam roundabout in the city. The occupation forces withdrew this afternoon from the city of Tulkarm and its camp, after an aggression that lasted more than 15 hours that killed five Palestinians, including a woman and her daughter, and left a number of injuries, and widespread destruction of infrastructure and citizens' property. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA