Tulkarm - Saba:
Israeli forces continue their escalating aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 76th consecutive day, and on the Nour Shams camp for the 63rd day, amid military reinforcements and ongoing escalation on the ground.
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that late last night, Israeli forces dispatched military reinforcements, including vehicles and Eitan armored vehicles, to the city. They were stationed around the Peace Roundabout in the eastern neighborhood, obstructing traffic. Israeli soldiers conducted thorough searches of vehicles and citizens' IDs.
In the same context, Israeli forces dispatched additional military reinforcements, including infantry units and vehicles, to the Tulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps. Live ammunition was also fired, and intermittent explosions were heard.
In Tulkarm refugee camp, Israeli soldiers deployed in the Abu al-Foul neighborhood, conducting search and combing operations. They also fired flares into the skies over the camp.
This is part of the ongoing escalation that has affected all of its neighborhoods.
The camp has been emptied of its residents after they were forcibly displaced from their homes, and is completely devoid of any sign of life after the complete destruction of its infrastructure and the sabotage, demolition, and burning of homes and facilities.
Israeli forces continue their tight siege of Nour Shams camp, accompanied by the sound of explosions last night. They also continue to raid and search homes in the al-Mahjar neighborhood, detaining young men and subjecting them to field investigations.
Israeli forces continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the northern neighborhood of the city, converting them into military barracks, with their vehicles positioned around them. This operation has intensified after they seized five additional buildings yesterday, containing dozens of apartments housing dozens of families, including displaced persons from Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps.
Among these buildings are others that Israeli forces had previously seized: Khreiush 3, al-Rabi', al-Firdous, al-Amer, and Khreiush 6, located within two residential blocks in the northern neighborhood and Nablus Street opposite Tulkarm camp and the Dhinaba suburb.
Meanwhile, Nablus Street, which connects the Tulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, has witnessed a heavy deployment of Israeli military vehicles, restricting citizens' movement and obstructing their movement on the road. Sections of the road have been closed off with earth mounds in both directions.
The ongoing Israeli aggression and escalation on the city of Tulkarm and its two camps have 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.
It has also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4,000 families from the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, as well as dozens of families from the northern neighborhood of the city after their homes were seized and several converted into military barracks.
The aggression has caused extensive damage to the infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which have been subjected to total or partial demolition, burning, vandalism, looting, and theft. 396 homes were completely destroyed and 2,573 partially destroyed in the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, in addition to the closure of their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.
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