Tulkarm - Saba:
Israeli enemy forces continue their aggression against the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 69th consecutive day, and for the 56th day against the Nour Shams camp, amid ongoing escalation on the ground and extensive military reinforcements.
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that Israeli enemy forces dispatched military reinforcements to the city and its two camps, Tulkarm and Nour Shams, at dawn on Saturday. They deployed large infantry units inside their neighborhoods, stormed homes, and fired live ammunition and flares.
She added that Israeli enemy forces are still stationed in several homes in the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, converting a number of them into military barracks. Meanwhile, occupation forces are deployed throughout the city's streets, particularly on Nablus Street and around the two camps, under a tight siege.
This morning, Nour Shams camp witnessed heavy firing of flares, coinciding with the storming of several homes in the Al-Maslakh neighborhood by infantry soldiers. The sound of smashing and destruction was heard inside the homes. A D10 military bulldozer was also seen moving through the Al-Maslakh neighborhood, heading toward Jabal al-Nasr, amid residents' fears of bulldozing or demolishing homes.
Meanwhile, Israeli enemy forces deployed around the Nour Shams Cemetery, storming it and conducting searches and combing operations inside. They also dispatched military reinforcements, including water tanks, to the Manshiyya neighborhood of the camp.
In parallel, Israeli enemy forces deployed late last night in the neighborhoods of Tulkarm Camp and fired flares in the Airport neighborhood.
This is part of the ongoing escalation that has affected all neighborhoods in the camp. The camp has been emptied of its residents after their forced displacement, and is completely devoid of any signs of life. The infrastructure has been completely destroyed, and dozens of homes and facilities have been vandalized, demolished, and burned.
In a related development, Israeli enemy vehicles provocatively patrolled the city's streets and neighborhoods last night, particularly in the central market area, around Thabet Thabet Square, Hospital Street, and Nablus Street.
Israeli enemy forces continue to seize a number of homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the northern neighborhood of the city, converting them into military barracks, with their vehicles stationed in the vicinity. They also impose restrictions on citizens by setting up flying military checkpoints on Nablus Street, the sections of which have been closed off with earth mounds in both directions.
The ongoing Israeli aggression on the city and its two camps has resulted in the deaths of 13 Palestinian citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have also been injured and arrested, and more than 4,000 families have been forcibly displaced from the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, along with dozens of families from the northern neighborhood of the city, after their homes were seized and a number of them converted into military barracks.
The Israeli aggression also caused extensive destruction to infrastructure and civilian property, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. The occupation forces completely destroyed 396 homes and partially destroyed 2,573 others in the Tulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, in addition to blocking their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.
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