Tulkarm - Saba:
Israeli enemy forces continued their aggression against the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 72nd consecutive day, and for the 59th day against the Nour Shams camp, amid raids and attacks targeting several areas inside and around the city.
The Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported that Israeli enemy forces sent military reinforcements to the city and its two camps, Tulkarm and Nour Shams, and deployed infantry squads within their neighborhoods. They stormed and vandalized homes, converting several of them into military barracks. Live ammunition was fired, and the sound of explosions was heard from time to time in the Tulkarm camp, especially after midnight.
A military bulldozer raided the Abu al-Foul neighborhood inside Tulkarm refugee camp, coinciding with the widespread deployment of Israeli military vehicles in the streets of the camp, which was emptied of its residents after they were forcibly expelled from their homes. Meanwhile, occupation forces deployed several bulldozers to Nour Shams refugee camp. Soldiers pursued residents as they attempted to reach their homes to inspect them, detaining several of them for extended periods and subjecting them to abuse and threats.
A military force also raided the Dhnaba suburb, east of the city, and raided the home of the al-Zubaidi family, searching it and interrogating its residents. No arrests were reported.
Military vehicles continued to patrol the city streets throughout the night, including the vegetable market and Muqata'a Street, while occupation forces deployed in the eastern neighborhood, firing sound bombs before heading toward Tulkarm refugee camp.
Israeli occupation forces continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the northern neighborhood of the city, transforming them into military barracks with their vehicles stationed around them. They also restrict citizens' movement on the street, which has been closed off with earth mounds in both directions.
Late last night, Israeli occupation forces set up a flying checkpoint under the Jabara Bridge, at the southern entrance to the city. They stopped vehicles, obstructed their movement, and subjected them to searches and inspections of their passengers' IDs.
The raids extended to the towns of Qaffin, Baqa al-Sharqiya, al-Nazlat, and Zeita, north of Tulkarm, where occupation forces patrolled the streets and neighborhoods, conducting sweeps.
The ongoing Israeli aggression on the city and its two camps resulted in the deaths of 13 Palestinian citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant.
Dozens were also injured and arrested, and more than 4,000 families were 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 several were converted into military barracks.
The aggression also caused widespread destruction to the city's infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were partially or completely demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen.
A total of 396 homes were completely destroyed and 2,573 were partially destroyed in the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, while their entrances and alleys were closed with earth mounds.
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