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Sat 21 Jun 2025 4:49 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation continues its aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its two camps for the 146th day.

Israeli occupation forces continued their escalating aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp on Saturday for the 146th consecutive day, and for the 133rd day on the Nur Shams camp, and for the second consecutive day on a number of towns located north and east of the governorate, amid ongoing demolition operations and tightening of the military siege.

According to local sources, three Israeli military bulldozers continued to demolish more residential buildings in Nour Shams camp, specifically in the Manshiyya and Shuhada neighborhoods, bringing the number of buildings demolished in the camp over the past few weeks to more than 20.

Over the past fourteen days, Tulkarm camp has witnessed the demolition of more than 50 buildings, leaving widespread destruction and creating large holes and holes in the streets and surrounding neighborhoods of Balawneh, Akasha, Al-Nadi, Al-Sawalmeh, Al-Hammam, and Al-Madaris.

This escalation comes as part of the implementation of the occupation's plan, announced last May, to demolish 106 buildings in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps. These include 58 buildings in Tulkarm camp alone, comprising more than 250 housing units and dozens of commercial establishments, and 48 buildings in Nur Shams, under the pretext of "opening roads and changing the geographical features of the two camps."

The occupation forces continue to impose a tight siege on the two camps and their surrounding areas, with infantry units and military vehicles deployed in alleys and entrances, preventing residents from reaching their homes, and firing at anyone who attempts to approach.

In the same context, the occupation forces sent additional military reinforcements to the city, amid intensive movements of their military vehicles on Market Street, Martyr Thabet Thabet Hospital Street, Nablus Street, and the northern neighborhood, where they deliberately obstructed the movement of citizens and vehicles, blaring provocative horns and driving against traffic.

The occupation continues to transform Nablus Street into a military barracks, seizing residential buildings and homes in the northern neighborhood opposite Tulkarm refugee camp, some of which have been under its control for more than four months, and deploying bulldozers and heavy machinery in the vicinity.

This street, which connects the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, has also been severely damaged by earth mounds erected by the occupation forces months ago. This is compounded by the heavy presence of military patrols, which set up flying and surprise checkpoints, hampering movement and exacerbating the suffering of civilians.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces are continuing their aggression against the towns of Bal'a, Attil, Deir al-Ghusun, and Zeita, while the town of Anabta is witnessing intense military operations in and around its neighborhoods. Forces have seized several homes, turning them into military outposts after forcibly expelling their residents. The entrances and streets of these towns have been sealed off with barriers, isolating them and exacerbating the suffering of the residents.

According to local sources, occupation forces raided and searched homes, vandalized their contents, and interrogated residents. Meanwhile, infantry forces were deployed extensively in the streets, preventing citizens from moving freely.

The sources added that the occupation forces deliberately played songs over loudspeakers from inside a house seized in the town of Attil, in a provocative act that angered residents.

The ongoing aggression has so far resulted in the deaths of 13 civilians, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens of people have been injured and arrested, and widespread destruction has affected infrastructure, homes, shops, and vehicles.

According to the latest data, this escalation has displaced more than 5,000 families from the two camps, representing over 25,000 citizens. It has also completely destroyed at least 400 homes and partially damaged 2,573 others. Meanwhile, entrances remain closed, transforming the two camps into almost lifeless areas.



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