TULKARM, April 28, 2025 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 92nd consecutive day, and on the 79th day on the Nur Shams camp, amid ongoing field escalation.
WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces continue to send military reinforcements, including vehicles and infantry units, to the city, its two camps, and its suburbs. This is accompanied by heavy firing of live ammunition and sound bombs, as well as raids and searches of homes and shops, vandalizing their contents, and subjecting those inside to interrogation, detention, or arrest.
This morning, the occupation forces deployed around the Shuweika roundabout in the northern neighborhood of the city, carrying out raids and searches in the area, detaining Bilal Abdul Aziz Nayfeh and Ayman Abu Samri after raiding the Al-Hafi building there.
In a related development, Israeli special forces stormed the Artah suburb south of the city at dawn today, positioning themselves near the Fatima al-Zahra Mosque. They launched a drone into the airspace, accompanied by heavy gunfire. No detentions or injuries were reported.
Israeli forces set up checkpoints on the city's main streets and neighborhoods, obstructing the movement of citizens and their vehicles, particularly on Nablus Street. They subject residents to searches, identity checks, and field interrogations.
The Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps and their surrounding areas are seeing a heavy deployment of Israeli forces, amidst the firing of live ammunition and sound bombs, with occasional explosions. This coincides with a tight siege imposed on these camps, the closure of their entrances with earth mounds, and the subsequent raids and vandalism of homes, forcing the remaining residents to evacuate their homes at gunpoint.
The occupation forces also continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, converting them into military barracks after forcibly evacuating their residents. They also station their vehicles and bulldozers in the vicinity.
The ongoing Israeli aggression and escalation on the city of Tulkarm and its two refugee camps has resulted in the killing of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have also been injured and detained.
It has also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4,200 families from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, comprising more than 25,000 residents, along with hundreds of citizens from the northern and eastern neighborhoods of the city. Their homes have been seized and several converted into military barracks.
The aggression caused widespread destruction to the infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. The occupation forces completely destroyed 396 homes and partially destroyed 2,573 others in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, in addition to closing their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.
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