Tulkarm - Saba:
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society revealed on Wednesday that it received dozens of distress calls from families stuck inside Nour Shams camp east of Tulkarm city.
The society said in a statement that it received dozens of calls from families stuck in Jabal al-Nasr area in the camp, and they are facing difficulty in reaching them, due to the dangerous situation and the siege of the area by the occupation forces.
It added, we continue coordination efforts with partners to ensure safe access for crews to evacuate these families, and provide them with the necessary support.
Last night, the occupation forces notified the demolition of 11 homes in Nour Shams camp in the coming days, under the pretext of paving a road starting from the mosque neighborhood towards the Manshiyya neighborhood, and gave the homeowners a deadline to go to the camp from 8 am until 11 pm to evacuate their homes and take their belongings before they are demolished.
In the morning, dozens of citizens were seen heading into the camp, accompanied by relief teams from the Red Crescent, Civil Defense, and others, amidst a state of shock and sadness over the scenes of destruction that befell the camp in general and the properties in particular.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society crews worked to evacuate a number of families who were still in their homes and ensured their safe exit.
Painful scenes showed families rushing out, racing against time, carrying whatever belongings they could from their partially destroyed homes, while the occupation forces surrounded the area and deployed their vehicles heavily around the camp, deliberately driving at high speed on the rubble and wastewater and throwing it at those present in the area, especially journalists.
Nour Shams camp has been witnessing a continuous escalation since the beginning of the Zionist aggression against it 18 days ago, coinciding with the ongoing aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for 31 days, as the occupation forces carry out repeated raids on homes after blowing up their doors, expelling their residents at gunpoint, and turning them into military barracks.
The camp was also subjected to extensive and complete destruction of infrastructure and property, including homes and shops that were demolished, bombed and burned, which exacerbated the suffering of citizens who remained in their homes, under a tight siege and a shortage of basic materials such as food, water, medicine and baby milk.
The camp has witnessed, over the past few days, a large displacement movement among its residents, including women, children, the elderly and the sick, concentrated in the neighborhoods of al-Maslakh, al-Manshiya, Jabal al-Saleheen and al-Nasr, where their number exceeded 5,000 displaced persons.
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