Tulkarm: The Israeli occupation forces continued the aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp on Thursday for the 53rd consecutive day, while they entered their 40th day in the Nur Shams camp, amid ongoing escalation, raids, home demolitions, and destruction of infrastructure. Occupation bulldozers continued their demolition of several homes in the Manshiyya neighborhood of Nur Shams camp.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, the camp’s Popular Services Committee stated that the occupation forces have destroyed 66 homes since the beginning of the aggression. Local sources confirmed that six residential buildings containing dozens of apartments were demolished yesterday. The homes belong to the Shihab, Al-Alameh, Al-Sa’aydeh, Abu Sha’la, Abu Abed, Al-Sayes, Al-Ghannam, Masharqa, Sheikh Yusef, and Al-Dabour families.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the camp is subjected to daily bulldozing and demolition operations targeting homes and infrastructure, resulting in the complete destructi
on of its landmarks and the forced displacement of its residents, in an attempt to erase its identity and alter its geography. Meanwhile, Nur Shams camp witnessed raids and house searches, specifically in the Jabali, al-Nasr, and al-Salihin neighborhoods.
Occupation forces transformed the Abu Diya family home into a military barracks in the Jabal al-Nasr area, as part of a recurring practice aimed at imposing greater control over the area. In Tulkarm camp, occupation forces fired flares last night over the Abu al-Foul neighborhood, while military vehicles deployed throughout the neighborhoods and around homes, wreaking havoc and destroying everything in their path. Infantry units were stationed at the northern entrance to the camp, which was blocked by occupation bulldozers with rubble and earth mounds. Soldiers raided homes, shops, and businesses, vandalizing and stealing their belongings.
The neighborhoods of Al-Hadaida and Al-Matar also witnessed a large-scale forced displacement of citizens, along with
the neighborhoods of Qaqun, Abu Al-Foul, and Marba’a Hanoun. Occupation forces raided homes in the Al-Raba’a neighborhood, conducting extensive searches inside, and interrogating residents. The camp has become almost empty of its residents, following the displacement of more than 12,000 refugees.
Occupation forces dispatched military reinforcements, including military vehicles, toward the city, its two camps, and its suburbs. Infantry units were deployed on the main streets, restricting the movement of citizens and vehicular traffic, while firing sound bombs to intimidate residents. The occupation forces continued to seize several homes on Nablus Street, specifically in the area adjacent to Tulkarm camp.
Their vehicles and bulldozers are positioned in the vicinity, amid strict measures restricting the movement of vehicles and citizens. This morning, occupation forces detained Bashir Mahmoud Awfi after raiding a residential area in the Aktaba suburb east of the city.
These attacks come in the context of the
ongoing escalation by the occupation forces in the city of Tulkarm and its two camps, which has resulted in the killing of 13 civilians, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have also been injured and arrested, and more than 24,000 people have been forcibly displaced from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps. The aggression has also caused widespread destruction to the infrastructure, including water, electricity, sewage, and communications networks, as well as homes, shops, and vehicles, which have been completely or partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. The entrances and alleys of the camps have also been closed off with earth mounds.