Tulkarm (UNA/WAFA) – The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its two camps, Tulkarm and Nour Shams, for the 16th consecutive day, amid a military escalation accompanied by widespread destruction of infrastructure and property, arrests, and forced displacement of thousands of residents of the two camps..
The occupation forces are imposing a tight siege on the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, and have increased the deployment of their vehicles and foot patrols in their surroundings and neighborhoods, amidst raids on homes, a large number of which have become empty after their residents were forcibly displaced, interspersed with heavy and random live fire, especially at night..
Residents of Tulkarm camp, who remained in their homes on the outskirts of the camp, described the situation as terrifying, as it had intensified over the past three days, especially at night, with the occupation soldiers on alert as they raided homes and fired live bullets and bombs inside them, accompanied by the sound of explosions, as if it were a war zone..
The occupation forces continue to seize houses and tall buildings inside and around the camp, especially on Nablus Street adjacent to its northern entrance, and Al-Muqata'a Street that connects it to the eastern neighborhood of the city, and turn them into military barracks and sniper locations..
In addition, the occupation forces last night sent more military reinforcements to Nour Shams camp, where they were deployed in the neighborhoods of Jabal Al-Salihin and Jabal Al-Nasr, raiding homes after blowing up their doors, searching them, and destroying their contents..
The occupation forces arrested a number of young men after raiding their homes in the camp. Among them were: Qais and Mahmoud Khalil Salta, Ayoub Abu Seria, Dhiba Abu Qassido, Muhammad Abu Sulait, and Ahmed Abed..
Youssef Abu Iskandar was also arrested from his home in the Dhenaba suburb, and Abdul Razzaq Awfi after raiding his home in the Iktaba suburb east of the city..
The occupation forces stormed the Nour Shams camp at dawn last Sunday, using military vehicles and heavy bulldozers, which led to the destruction of the infrastructure, including electricity, water and communications networks, in addition to the destruction of property. During this, they imposed a tight cordon on the camp, amidst the firing of live ammunition, which resulted in the martyrdom of three citizens, including two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant..
Nour Shams camp is witnessing a worsening humanitarian crisis, after the occupation forces forced its residents, including women, children, the elderly and the sick, to be forcibly displaced. Dozens of families were seen leaving the camp after being forced to leave their homes at gunpoint, amidst random gunfire, and the sounds of explosions were heard from time to time..
The displacement movement was concentrated in the neighborhoods of Al-Maslakh, Al-Manshiya, Jabal Al-Salihin, and Jabal Al-Nasr, which became almost empty of their residents, as the occupation forces directed each group of displaced families to specific areas, distributed between the city, the suburb of Dhnaba, and the town of Anabta..
Citizens from inside the camp, especially the elderly and some families in the targeted neighborhoods, continue to appeal to the concerned authorities to intervene to save their lives, after their homes were partially demolished while they were inside, as happened with the Al-Qasir family in Jabal Al-Salihin..
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