12 Palestinian citizens were killed and many others were injured during an Israeli military attack on Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem which started at dawn Thursday.
At dawn the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Nur Shams camp causing heavy destruction to property and clashing with local youths and resistance fighters.
According to local sources a child identified as 16-year-old Taha Mahamid was shot dead when Israeli soldiers opened fire indiscriminately at homes and citizens during armed clashes with resistance fighters in the camp.
The kid’s father was also injured by IOF gunfire as he was trying to save his son’s life after he was wounded.
During the events the IOF launched a suicide drone attack on a group of youths in al-Manshiya neighborhood in the camp killing and wounding a number of them and bystanders.
IOF bulldozers also caused widespread destruction to homes vehicles roads and wreaked havoc on the camp’s infrastructure including water pipelines power lines and phone and internet lines.
In a related context the Hebrew media said that 10 paramilitary soldiers were injured one of them seriously when a homemade explosive device was detonated at them during the raid in Nur Shams camp. Later one Israeli undercover soldier was proclaimed dead.
Afterwards the IOF has imposed a tight siege and curfew on the camp and declared it a closed military zone amid sporadic armed clashes with resistance fighters.
