Day 32: Israel Continues Aggression on Tulkarm Amid Destruction

Tulkarm: The occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 32nd consecutive day and on Nour Shams camp for the 19th day, amid widespread destruction of infrastructure and property, and civilians suffering. According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the occupation forces sent military reinforcements to the city and towards the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, and patrolled the streets and alleys and positioned themselves along Nablus Street linking the two camps. They continue to seize residential buildings on the aforementioned street, turning them into military outposts and deploying snipers inside them. The occupation forces also deployed infantry squads in the alleys of the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, preventing entry or exit from them, amid low-flying drones, and raided homes, including empty ones, vandalizing and destroying their contents. This coincided with their seizure of other homes, turning them into military barracks. Eyewitnesses reporte d that the occupation forces raided homes in the schools neighborhood in Nour Shams camp last night, informing residents to leave in the morning after subjecting them to interrogation. Dozens of people headed to their homes in Nour Shams camp, accompanied by relief teams from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and Civil Defense, after the occupation gave them three hours to evacuate the contents of their homes, notifying them of its intention to demolish 11 homes in the coming days, under the pretext of paving a road extending from the camp square towards Al-Manshiya neighborhood. The Red Crescent Society crews worked to evacuate families who were still in their homes and ensured their safe exit. It later announced that it had received dozens of distress calls from families stuck in Jabal Al-Nasr neighborhood in Nour Shams camp, facing difficulty in reaching them due to the dangerous situation and the siege of the area by the occupation forces. The occupation forces caused complete destruction to the infr astructure in Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, affecting electricity, water, sewage, and communications networks, and razed more streets and roads, while completely and partially destroying properties from homes and shops as a result of demolition, bombing, and burning. The ongoing aggression has also displaced approximately 12,000 citizens from Tulkarm camp and more than 5,000 citizens from Nour Shams camp. Amidst the continued tight siege on the two camps, appeals continue from citizens who are still in their homes and living in difficult and harsh conditions to secure their basic needs of food, water, medicine, and baby milk, as well as the exit of children to receive their vaccinations outside the camp. The occupation forces prevent entry into or exit from the camps, hindering the work of relief crews while trying to deliver the necessary food supplies. The occupation forces continue to close the gate of the Jabara checkpoint at the southern entrance to Tulkarm city for the 20th consecutive day, isolating the city from the villages and towns of Al-Kafriyat and the rest of the West Bank governorates.