Tulkarm - (Saba):
The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 89th consecutive day, and for the 76th day against the Nur Shams camp, amid ongoing field escalation.
The Palestinian News Agency reported that the occupation forces sent military reinforcements, including vehicles and infantry units, to the city, its two camps, and its suburbs. This was accompanied by heavy firing of live ammunition and sound bombs, as they raided and searched homes and shops, vandalized their contents, and subjected those present to interrogation.
In the Nur Shams camp, the occupation army's infantry units deployed at dawn today in the Al-Mahjar neighborhood of the camp, firing live ammunition and sound bombs. This coincides with the tight siege of the camp, which is witnessing the forced displacement of residents of Jabal al-Nasr and Jabal al-Salihin after they were forced to evacuate their homes at gunpoint.
Tulkarm camp is also witnessing a heavy deployment of occupation soldiers, who have wreaked havoc and destroyed the property of its residents after forcing them out, rendering the camp empty and devoid of any sign of life. Its entrances are closed with earth mounds and some sections of its neighborhoods are fenced with barbed wire.
At the same time, Tulkarm city is witnessing a daily escalation in field raids and incursions into its neighborhoods and markets. These raids include the deployment of foot and mobile vehicles, amid provocative and arbitrary measures against citizens, particularly young men, including detention, abuse, the confiscation of their IDs and mobile phones, and, in many cases, arrests.
The occupation also continues to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, converting them into military barracks after forcibly evacuating residents. Its vehicles and bulldozers are stationed in the vicinity.
The ongoing Israeli aggression and escalation against the city of Tulkarm and its two camps resulted in the deaths of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens were also injured and arrested.
It also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4,200 families from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, comprising more than 24,000 citizens. Hundreds of citizens were also displaced from the northern neighborhood of the city after their homes were seized and several were converted into military barracks.
The aggression caused widespread destruction to the infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were partially or completely demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. 396 homes were completely destroyed and 2,573 partially destroyed in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, while their entrances and alleys were blocked with earth mounds.
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