Tulkarm - Saba:
Israeli forces continue their escalating aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 77th consecutive day, and on the 64th day in the Nour Shams camp, amid ongoing field escalation, accompanied by heavy gunfire, forced displacement, and the widespread deployment of military vehicles and infantry units.
The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that this morning, heavy live fire was heard in the Nour Shams camp, accompanied by explosions and a widespread deployment of Israeli soldiers in the Jabal al-Nasr area. The camp is under a strict siege, preventing entry or exit.
Local Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces forced residents at dawn today to evacuate their homes located between the Dhnaba suburb and Jabal al-Nasr in Nour Shams camp, setting a deadline of 7:00 a.m. to leave. This comes amid heavy gunfire aimed at terrorizing the residents there.
This comes as a continuation of the forced evictions carried out by Israeli forces against camp residents. Yesterday, Israeli forces gave a number of Jabal al-Nasr residents a deadline to evacuate their homes and forced others to purchase water tanks for the occupation forces as a condition for remaining in their homes.
Since the early morning hours, infantry units have been deployed extensively at the entrance to the Dhanaba suburb, near Al-Firdaws Mosque. They set up a flying checkpoint there, preventing vehicles from passing and forcing them to turn back.
Last night, the Dhnaba suburb witnessed a heavy Israeli military presence, particularly near the Attar platforms. Vehicles were stopped and thoroughly searched, their passengers' IDs were checked, and, in many cases, vehicles were forced to turn back and prevented from passing.
In the same context, Israeli forces dispatched additional military reinforcements, including infantry units and vehicles, to Tulkarm refugee camp. They conducted searches and combing operations in the neighborhoods, which were emptied of residents after being forcibly displaced from their homes. The area is completely devoid of any sign of life, following the complete destruction of the infrastructure and the sabotage, demolition, and burning of homes and facilities.
Since last night, Israeli forces have continued to evacuate residents from their homes on Nablus Street, specifically those near Tulkarm refugee camp. They forced the residents of the Al-Qaddoumi building in the area to leave, while simultaneously seizing homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the northern neighborhood of the city, converting them into military barracks and positioning their vehicles in their vicinity.
Meanwhile, Nablus Road, which connects the Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, has witnessed a heavy deployment of Israeli military vehicles, restricting Palestinian citizens 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 more have 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 destruction to the infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which have been subjected to total and 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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