PALESTINE
Tue 25 Feb 2025 9:54 am - Jerusalem Time
A month of Israeli occupation aggression on Tulkarm and 36 days on Jenin
The Israeli aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp has entered its first month, and on the Nour Shams camp its 17th day, in light of an unprecedented military escalation and a tight siege that has caused complete destruction to the infrastructure and property, and resulted in the death of 12 citizens, both male and female, in addition to the injury and arrest of dozens.
Since the beginning of the aggression, the occupation forces have imposed a complete siege on the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, coinciding with extensive raids on the city and a siege on its hospitals, during which homes were raided and searched and turned into military barracks, in addition to bombing, burning and demolishing dozens of them, and expelling their residents at gunpoint, which led to a large wave of displacement among the residents of the two camps, exceeding 15,000 displaced persons, who were distributed in shelters and the homes of their relatives in the city, its suburbs and its villages.
The aggression also caused extensive destruction of infrastructure, including electricity, water, sewage and communications networks, which greatly affected the lives of the residents who remained in some neighborhoods of Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, and exacerbated their suffering due to the severe shortage of food, water, medicine and baby milk.
The aggression resulted in the martyrdom of 12 citizens, including a seven-year-old child, two female citizens, one of whom was eight months pregnant, and the last of whom was a citizen who died last Friday from his serious injuries after a military vehicle hit his vehicle on Nablus Street in the city.
More than 20 citizens, both men and women, were injured, some as a result of live bullets and shrapnel, and others as a result of being hit by military vehicles.
During the ongoing aggression, the occupation forces arrested at least 165 citizens, in addition to dozens who were subjected to field investigation, according to what the Palestinian Prisoners Club reported.
**Jenin**
The Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp for the thirty-sixth consecutive day, leaving 27 dead, dozens of injuries, and arrests, amidst widespread destruction of property and infrastructure.
The occupation forces withdrew this morning, Tuesday, from the town of Qabatiya after a 48-hour raid, which left two injuries, one of them serious, the arrest of a number of citizens, massive destruction of citizens’ property and shops, the destruction of water and electricity networks, the bulldozing of infrastructure, and the destruction of the town’s main vehicle garage.
The occupation also destroyed a bus belonging to the Orphan Care Society in the town, and the raid led to the closure of the vegetable market and its being put out of service, while the occupation raided dozens of homes and turned some of them into military barracks.
Yesterday, Monday, the occupation forces arrested three citizens from their home in Jenin camp, and burned the homes of citizens near the camp club.
The number of displaced people from the camp reached 20,000, and about 430 homes were completely or partially destroyed, 2,000 students were prevented from attending their schools, and about 178 citizens from the city and the camp were arrested since the beginning of the aggression.
This morning, the occupation forces arrested the freed prisoner Bilal Al-Sharqawi from the town of Zababdeh after raiding his home in the town.
The extensive and massive destruction left by the occupation bulldozers inside the camp’s neighborhoods is revealed, as the occupation destroyed citizens’ homes and properties, and greatly changed the camp’s landmarks and geography, and opened roads and streets in some neighborhoods, and expanded streets in other neighborhoods.
For the 36th day, the occupation continues to seize a number of citizens’ homes and turn them into military barracks, especially in buildings close to and overlooking Jenin camp, while residents of the homes and buildings close to them face difficulties in entering, exiting and moving due to the constant presence of snipers, which puts their lives at risk. According to sources in the Jenin Municipality and the Jenin Camp Services Center, the occupation has completely demolished about 120 homes, in addition to partially demolishing dozens of homes and properties inside the camp.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners Club, nearly 200 cases of arrest and detention of citizens have occurred in the city of Jenin since the beginning of the aggression 36 days ago.
Yesterday, the occupation stormed the town of Burqin, west of Jenin, and destroyed the infrastructure surrounding the Al-Abara area, while the occupation continues to expand its aggression and storm towns and villages in the Jenin Governorate on an almost daily basis, launching arrest campaigns and destroying the infrastructure there.
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A month of Israeli occupation aggression on Tulkarm and 36 days on Jenin