Official Palestinian sources confirmed that the Israeli occupation authorities have decided to extend aggressive military operations in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, north of the occupied West Bank. According to the new decision, these operations are scheduled to continue until the thirty-first of next May, a step that Palestinian national activities considered to be an entrenchment of the policy of forced displacement.
These field developments come as an extension of a series of military operations that began on January 21, 2025, when the occupation army first launched its aggression on Jenin camp. On the twenty-seventh of the same month, the occupation expanded its targeting to include the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, amidst a tight siege and repeated incursions that have not stopped since then.
For his part, the governor of Tulkarm, Abdullah Kameel, explained that the extension of the aggression represents a further targeting of the Palestinian presence within the camps, indicating that the occupation seeks to impose an impossible living reality. Kameel added that this policy has already led to waves of forced displacement of residents, as well as the deliberate destruction of water and electricity networks and main roads in the area.
The governor warned that the continuation of these military operations for long periods exacerbates the already deteriorating humanitarian conditions and increases the suffering of thousands of besieged citizens. He stressed that what is happening in Tulkarm is part of a broader plan aimed at emptying the camps of their residents and transforming them into uninhabitable areas through systematic demolition of residential facilities.
In a related context, the Department of Refugee Affairs in the Palestine Liberation Organization issued a statement strongly condemning the Israeli decision, describing it as a new link in the chain of continuous aggression. The department considered that targeting the camps specifically aims to liquidate the refugee issue, as the camp represents a living witness to the ongoing Palestinian Nakba for decades.
The department indicated that this decision cannot be separated from the comprehensive war of extermination waged by the occupation against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank alike. It affirmed that the occupation government is pursuing a systematic destruction of all components of life in the Palestinian camps, exploiting international silence towards the crimes committed against unarmed civilians.
Palestinian activities directed urgent appeals to the international community and the United Nations for the necessity of immediate action to stop this military encroachment and provide international protection for the Palestinian people. The Department of Refugee Affairs called on the UN Security Council and the Human Rights Council to hold the occupation leaders accountable for their blatant violations of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.
Since October 2023, the West Bank has witnessed an unprecedented escalation by the occupation army and settlers, with daily increases in killings, arrests, and property destruction. These attacks have so far resulted in the martyrdom of 1,139 people and the injury of about 11,700 Palestinians, in addition to arrest campaigns that affected nearly 22,000 citizens in various cities and villages.
These military operations coincide with international and UN warnings of Israeli intentions to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank and impose sovereignty over them. Observers believe that the extension of military operations in the north paves the way for the expansion of settlements and the creation of an environment that expels Palestinian residents, threatening to completely ignite the situation in the region.
This decision reflects a clear insistence on continuing the crime that resulted in forced displacement, widespread demolition of homes, and comprehensive destruction of infrastructure.
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The occupation extends its aggression on Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps until the end of next May