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PALESTINE

Mon 14 Apr 2025 10:30 am - Jerusalem Time

Israeli aggression on Tulkarm: raids and forced evacuations of citizens

The Israeli occupation forces continue their escalating aggression against the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 78th consecutive day, and for the 65th day against the Nur Shams camp, amid an escalation in the field, including raids, forced evacuations, and a heavy military presence.


Local sources reported that the occupation forces have sent military reinforcements, including vehicles and infantry units, to the city and its two camps. They are deployed along the main streets and neighborhoods, obstructing the movement of vehicles and citizens, subjecting them to searches and abuse.


After midnight, Nour Shams camp witnessed heavy live fire, accompanied by the sound of explosions and a widespread deployment of occupation soldiers in the Jabal al-Nasr area. The camp is under a strict siege, preventing entry or exit.


Local sources reported that the occupation forces forced a number of families at dawn on Monday to evacuate their homes in the area between the Rashid neighborhood in the Dhnaba suburb and Jabal al-Nasr in the Nour Shams camp, under pouring rain, as part of a forced eviction policy that has been repeated daily since the start of the aggression.


In Tulkarm camp, occupation soldiers deployed extensively after midnight in its neighborhoods and alleys, firing live ammunition and flash bombs, amid extensive search and combing operations. The camp was emptied of its residents after they were forcibly displaced from their homes, and completely devoid of any signs of life, following the complete destruction of the infrastructure and the sabotage, demolition, and burning of homes and facilities.


Last night, the occupation forces continued their forced eviction of residents in the vicinity of the traffic circle in the northern neighborhood of the city, forcing the residents of the "Najjar Building" to leave the building within just three hours. This coincided with their seizure of a number of residential buildings on Nablus Street, specifically those facing Tulkarm camp, and their conversion into military barracks with their vehicles stationed in their vicinity. The number of buildings seized by the occupation exceeded 15, housing hundreds of families.


Meanwhile, Nablus Road, which connects the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, has witnessed a heavy deployment of occupation forces, restricting movement and harassing citizens. Sections of the road have been closed off with earth mounds in both directions.


The Dhenaba suburb, east of the city, also witnesses a daily and intensive presence of infantry squads, particularly near the Attar platforms and the vicinity of Al-Firdaws Mosque. Flying checkpoints are set up, vehicles are stopped and thoroughly searched, passengers' IDs are checked, and in many cases, vehicles are forced to turn back and prevented from passing.


The ongoing Israeli aggression and escalation against the city of Tulkarm and its two refugee camps resulted in the deaths of 13 civilians, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens more were injured and arrested.


It also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4,000 families from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, along with hundreds of families from the city's northern neighborhood after their homes were seized and a number of them converted into military barracks.


The aggression caused widespread destruction to the infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. 396 homes were completely destroyed and 2,573 partially destroyed in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, in addition to the closure of their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.

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