TULKAREM, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continue their military aggression on the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps on Saturday amidst a complete siege, deploying more vehicles and infantry units into the alleys and streets, accompanied by extensive search operations.
On the 49th day of the siege of Nur Shams camp, the IOF sent new military reinforcements including heavy machinery and bulldozers, while a continuous military campaign and a suffocating blockade are ongoing. IOF soldiers fired flares in the Al-Mahjar neighborhood and spread around Mount Al-Salihin inside the camp, amidst extensive search operations.
Meanwhile, the Tulkarem camp has been experiencing wide military deployment for the 62nd day in its alleys and streets, where IOF soldiers continue to raid homes after breaking down doors and vandalizing their contents. This coincides with the continued displacement of residents from the Al-Hadaida and Al-Rabai’a neighborhoods after being forced out of their homes by the IOF under threat, and the seizure of dozens of homes, converting them into military barracks.
In a related context, the occupation forces intensified their military presence throughout the city of Tulkarem, setting up temporary military checkpoints at its entrances, especially at the Firoun roundabout to the south, the Al-Salam roundabout to the east, and on Nablus Street opposite Tulkarem camp, in addition to the Dhannaba neighborhood near the Attar platforms.
Eyewitnesses reported that the IOF soldiers stopped passing vehicles, checked the identities of passengers, and subjected many of them to field interrogation and humiliation, causing delays in citizens’ movement and hindering their access to their destinations.
The IOF also arrested two young men, Maysara Majali and Asid Abu Mahrouq, from the Dhannaba neighborhood east of Tulkarem, before releasing them later.
In another development, the occupation authorities informed the family of the young man Anas Ayman Turabi from the southern neighborhood of Tulkarem that he is detained, after losing contact with him for two days, amid concerns for his fate.
The continuous aggression on the city and its camps has resulted in the martyrdom of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant, in addition to the injury and arrest of dozens, and the forced displacement of more than 4,000 families from the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps, along with dozens of families from the northern neighborhood of the city after their homes were seized and several of them converted into military barracks.
The IOF aggression on Tulkarem has caused extensive damage to infrastructure, homes, commercial establishments, and vehicles, which have been subjected to complete or partial demolition, burning, vandalism, and looting. Since the beginning of the aggression, the occupation army has completely destroyed 396 homes and partially destroyed 2,573 in the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps, in addition to closing their entrances and alleys with earthen barriers.
