TULKARM, April 8, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Tuesday assaulted a university student near the Kadoorie roundabout in the western neighborhood of Tulkarm and detain another.

Eyewitnesses told WAFA that the occupation forces arrested Izz al-Din Mukhalafa, a student at the Faculty of Agriculture at An-Najah University in Tulkarm studying veterinary medicine. They severely beat him and smashed his cell phone.

According to witnesses, the soldiers took the young man with them before releasing him near Dalhoum intersection, west of the city, after throwing him on the street.

Residents called an ambulance to the scene, and the injured student was transported to the hospital for treatment.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews in Tulkarm received a young man injured after being severely beaten by the occupation forces near Khadouri University in Tulkarm. He is currently being transported to the hospital.

Meanwhile, occupation forces detain a school student near Jamal Abdel Nasser Square in the city center. His identity wasn't revealed.

They also detained a group of young men at the Shahid Junction in the eastern neighborhood and subjected them to field interrogation.

These attacks come in the context of escalating violations perpetrated by occupation forces against citizens in the Tulkarm Governorate, amid the ongoing aggression on the city and its two camps for the 72nd consecutive day.

K.T