The Israeli occupation continues its aggression against the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 55th consecutive day, and for the 42nd day against the Nur Shams camp, amid an ongoing military escalation that includes raids on homes, seizing them, and converting them into military barracks after forcibly evacuating their residents.

Wafa news agency reported, citing local sources, that the occupation forces raided homes in the Al-Muqata'a neighborhood in Tulkarm camp at dawn on Saturday, and informed all residents to leave, while firing sound bombs to terrorize them. They gave them until 12 noon to leave, while the Al-Tawil and Al-Alariya families in Abu Al-Foul neighborhood were informed to evacuate their homes.

Over the past few days, Tulkarm camp has witnessed a massive exodus of the remaining residents of its outlying neighborhoods, including Qaqun, Abu al-Ful, Marbat Hanun, al-Hadaida, and al-Matar. The exodus came after the occupation forces forced them to leave by threatening and intimidating them at gunpoint. The camp has become almost empty of its residents, with more than 12,000 refugees displaced.

In this context, the occupation forces continued their military aggression in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, amidst a tight siege. They deployed more of their vehicles and infantry units in the neighborhoods and alleys, accompanied by extensive searches of homes, shops and commercial establishments after raiding them. They fired sound bombs and live bullets, while they continued to seize a number of homes and residential buildings inside and around the two camps, turning them into military barracks, after forcing their residents to leave by force.

Last night, the occupation forces escalated their military measures in the city of Tulkarm, forcing more residents of several residential buildings in the Da'irat al-Sir neighborhood in the northern part of the city adjacent to Nablus Street to evacuate them. These buildings are: al-Waha, al-Muhandis, Abu al-Foul, and the home of the Younis family. Dozens of families were forced to leave their apartments, giving them less than two hours to evacuate, turning them into closed military barracks.

This escalation comes as part of a series of measures implemented by the occupation forces in the city, including the seizure of homes and residential buildings, specifically on Nablus Street and the adjacent area of buildings in the northern neighborhood, and converting them into military sites. Meanwhile, the occupation forces have intensified their military presence on the aforementioned street, amid measures restricting the movement of vehicles and civilians.

Israeli bulldozers closed off parts of Nablus Street, adjacent to the entrances to Tulkarm refugee camp, with earth mounds. They also seized a number of vehicles as they passed through the street and used them to block sections of it. They searched the vehicles, seized their keys, and detained their owners.

The occupation forces destroyed a traffic light in the area, specifically near Al-Firdaws Mosque, smashed ornamental trees along the street, searched passing vehicles, and tightened restrictions on citizens' movement.

The occupation forces dispatched new military reinforcements to the city, where their vehicles patrolled its streets and neighborhoods, obstructing the movement of vehicles and civilians. They raided a number of shops, vandalized their contents, and interrogated employees.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its two camps has resulted in the martyrdom of 13 citizens, 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, along with dozens of families from the city's northern neighborhood.

The aggression also caused widespread destruction to the infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. The entrances and alleys of the camps were also closed off with earth mounds.