Tulkarm: Israeli aggression enters its 46th day as escalation continues. The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 46th consecutive day, and on the Nur Shams camp for the 33rd day, amid a military escalation that includes heavy reinforcements, home demolitions, and the conversion of residential buildings into military barracks.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the occupation forces have sent military reinforcements toward the city and its two camps, deploying infantry units in the neighborhoods and surrounding areas. Residents have been terrorized by the firing of live ammunition and sound bombs.
The WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces, equipped with heavy machinery and bulldozers, have reinforced their military presence in front of seized houses on Nablus Street, connecting the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, converting them into military barracks. Mobile checkpoints have been established to restrict citizen movement.
Recently, the occupation army seized Khrioush Buildings No. 4 and No. 5, forcing residents to flee and converting these into military barracks. Trucks brought water tanks to these buildings, indicating a long-term occupation.
In Manshiyya neighborhood in Nour Shams camp, bulldozers demolished more homes and buildings under the pretext of paving a road and altering the camp's geographical features. Another stretch of Nablus Street was bulldozed, destroying infrastructure and citizens' property.
Occupation forces have forcibly displaced families in Jabal al-Nasr neighborhood in Nour Shams camp amid heavy gunfire. Infantry troops have been deployed in the alleys of Tulkarm camp, firing heavily and chasing citizens attempting to check on their homes and collect necessities.
The forces have threatened to detain and shoot anyone attempting to enter, regardless of gender. Shops were robbed after being forcibly entered and vandalized. Flying checkpoints have been set up at various times in several locations, including Nablus Street, the Employees' Housing District in the Aktaba suburb, Shuweika Street, and the southern entrance to the city.
Vehicles were stopped and searched, IDs checked, and passengers subjected to interrogation and abuse. The ongoing aggression has resulted in the killing of 13 people, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have been injured and detained, with more than 12,000 people forcibly displaced from Nour Shams camp and another 12,000 from Tulkarm camp.
The aggression has led to widespread destruction of infrastructure, homes, and shops, which have faced total and partial demolition, burning, vandalism, and theft.
