Tulkarm (UNA/WAFA) – The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 106th consecutive day, and on the Nour Shams camp for the 93rd day, amid a continuous escalation in the field, including raids, arrests, and evacuations of homes.
A WAFA correspondent said that the occupation forces arrested, at dawn today, the citizens Issam Odeh, Fadi Al-Salman and Muhammad Al-Bastami, after raiding their homes in the southern neighborhood of the city and vandalizing their contents. It is noteworthy that Odeh, who is the Secretary of the National Gathering of Martyrs’ Families in Tulkarm, was arrested and abused early this month to pressure him to hand over one of his sons, who is the father of the detainees Muhammad and Ismail Odeh, who are languishing in occupation prisons under administrative detention.
She added that the occupation forces are sending military reinforcements, including vehicles and infantry units, to the city around the clock, patrolling its main streets and obstructing the movement of citizens and vehicles.
This coincided with the forced evacuation of a number of residents of the eastern neighborhood of the city, specifically the area adjacent to the Abu al-Foul neighborhood in Tulkarm camp. The residents are from the Abu Safiya and Tarabiyya families, and it is worth noting that this area is subject to continuous evictions of its residents from time to time.
The occupation forces also raided residential buildings around the Dhnaba cemetery east of the city, vandalized their contents, and interrogated their residents.
In a related development, the occupation forces continued their escalation in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, under a tight siege, while the sound of massive explosions was heard throughout the region, accompanied by heavy smoke.
Over the past few days, Nur Shams camp has been subjected to widespread demolition and destruction of residential buildings in the neighborhoods of Al-Manshiya, Al-Maslakh, Al-Jami', Al-Eidah, and Al-Shuhada. This comes as part of the occupation's plan to demolish 106 homes and residential buildings in Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps. Tension remains high in the camp, with residents anticipating a new wave of demolitions.
According to local estimates, the number of buildings demolished by Israeli bulldozers over the past week has reached 15, including the apartments they contained. Residents had evacuated the buildings after obtaining prior coordination and forcibly displacing them during the ongoing aggression.
The occupation forces also continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, converting them into military barracks after forcibly evacuating their residents. The occupation forces have stationed their vehicles in the vicinity, even though some buildings have remained under occupation control for more than two months.
The ongoing Israeli aggression and escalation against the city of Tulkarm and its two refugee camps resulted in the deaths of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens were also injured and arrested, and the infrastructure, homes, shops, and vehicles were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and robbed.
The aggression also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4200 families from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, comprising over 25 citizens. It also resulted in the complete destruction of more than 400 homes and the partial destruction of 2573 others. Furthermore, the entrances and alleys were sealed off with earth mounds, transforming them into isolated areas devoid of any sign of life.
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