Tulkarm: Israeli occupation army forced Palestinian families to evacuate their homes in several neighborhoods in Tulkarm camp on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, eyewitnesses from inside the camp reported that occupation forces deployed large numbers of infantry troops in the camp's neighborhoods. The troops raided homes and compelled residents to leave at gunpoint, prohibiting their return.
Dozens of elderly, women, children, and people with disabilities were seen evacuating the camp through its various entrances, carrying a small portion of their essentials. Several associations, centers, mosques, and citizens from the city, its suburbs, and villages expressed their readiness to accommodate the displaced and those stranded.
Meanwhile, the occupation forces reportedly pursued journalists covering the Israeli aggression on the city and its camp, firing sound bombs at them. This occurred specifically on the street of the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital, the entrance to the camp, and near Al-Fareed Cinema in the western neighborhood of the city.
The occupation forces also obstructed Tulkarm Municipality crews from restoring electricity to the city's neighborhoods and repairing a fault in the electricity transformer in the western neighborhood. The area was targeted by occupation snipers the previous night and was declared a closed military zone.
The aggression on the city and Tulkarm camp continues, with more military vehicles being sent and citizens' homes being seized and converted into military barracks. This is amidst heavy reconnaissance flights at low altitudes. The occupation forces also maintain a tight siege on the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital and the Israa Specialized Hospital, hindering the operations of ambulances and medical crews.
