PALESTINE

Wed 16 Jul 2025 4:57 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation continues its aggression against Tulkarm and its two camps and escalates home demolitions.

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 171st consecutive day, and for the 158th day against the Nur Shams camp, amid an unprecedented escalation in demolitions and bulldozing operations that have affected dozens of homes and residential facilities.

According to local sources, heavy Israeli bulldozers continued their demolition work in Tulkarm camp this morning at a rapid pace, targeting more residential buildings and leaving behind rubble amid clouds of dust and smoke that covered the area.

This escalation comes as part of the occupation's new plan to demolish 104 buildings, comprising approximately 400 homes. This is the latest in a series of demolitions that have affected several neighborhoods in the camp over the past few days, specifically Al-Murabba'a, Abu Al-Foul, Al-Shuhada, and Al-Hamam, resulting in thousands of families losing their homes.

Meanwhile, Nour Shams camp is witnessing a military escalation amidst the aggression and tight siege imposed by the occupation forces, accompanied by the deliberate burning of homes and the setting of fires inside them, particularly in Jabal al-Nasr.

In recent weeks, Nur Shams camp has been subjected to extensive demolition operations, including dozens of residential buildings, as part of an Israeli plan to demolish 106 buildings in Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps. 48 of these buildings were demolished in Nur Shams alone, causing widespread destruction and creating wide streets that separated neighborhoods from each other.

The ongoing escalation has led to the forced displacement of more than 5,000 families from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, representing over 25,000 residents. The total destruction of more than 600 buildings and partial damage to 2,573 homes have also occurred. The entrances to the camps remain blocked with barriers, transforming them into lifeless areas. Residents are prevented from reaching their homes or checking on their property, amid direct gunfire targeting anyone who approaches the area.

In a related context, the occupation forces sent more military reinforcements to the city, which is witnessing intensive movements of occupation vehicles around the clock, specifically in the neighborhoods, the market center, the street of the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital, Gamal Abdel Nasser Square, and Nablus Street, where they deliberately obstruct the movement of citizens and vehicles, while sounding their horns in a provocative manner, and driving against the traffic, endangering the lives of citizens.

The occupation forces continue to transform Nablus Street into a military barracks, continuing their seizure of a number of residential buildings there, along with parts of the city's northern neighborhood, specifically those facing Tulkarm refugee camp. The forces forcibly evacuated residents of these neighborhoods, some of which have been under occupation control for more than four months, and have deployed heavy machinery and bulldozers in the vicinity.

This street, which serves as a link between the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, has also suffered significant damage due to earth mounds placed by the occupation forces several months ago. The occupation forces are also heavily present, setting up flying and surprise checkpoints, obstructing vehicle movement and exacerbating the suffering of civilians.

The ongoing aggression has so far resulted in the deaths of 14 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.



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