TULKAREM, January 29, 2025 (WAFA) – An elderly man was injured on Wednesday evening by Israeli forces’ gunfire in the Tulkarem refugee camp, reported the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
PRCS said that its crews responded to a medical emergency involving a 70-year-old man who was shot in the feet by live ammunition in the al-Akasha neighborhood in the camp.
Furthermore, the Israeli occupation forces detained the injured man while he was being transported by medical staff to the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital.
Earlier in the day, two citizens were injured by Israeli occupation snipers in the camp. A 54-year-old man suffered shrapnel wounds to the head from live ammunition, while another 52-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
The two men were transported to the hospital by PRCS ambulances.
Over the past three days, the ongoing Israeli aggression against Tulkarem city and camp has resulted in injuries to 15 citizens.
These injuries, primarily concentrated in the lower limbs, were caused by occupation bullets and shrapnel.
Significantly, a child was severely injured by a live bullet to the chest in the western neighborhood of the city and was transferred to hospitals in Nablus for further medical treatment.
Israeli forces have imposed a full siege on the martyr Thabet Thabet Government Hospital and Al-Israa Specialty Hospital, turning the surrounding areas into closed military zones and seizing homes to convert into military barracks.
They have also distributed threatening leaflets in the hospitals' emergency areas, hindered ambulance operations, and conducted body searches and identity checks on staff and patients.
Israeli forces have intensified their operations in Tulkarem camp, imposing a complete blockade on all neighborhoods, deploying foot patrols throughout the streets and alleys and forcing residents to leave their homes.
Snipers have been positioned inside homes, targeting residents with direct gunfire. Additionally, the forces have caused significant damage to the camp's infrastructure and public and private properties.
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