TULKARM, May 1, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces have issued demolition orders for 106 homes and buildings in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, north of the occupied West Bank, with a 24-hour deadline for residents to evacuate their properties, according to official Palestinian sources.

The notices, which were handed over to the Palestinian Coordination and Liaison Office  and included maps marking targeted homes in red, state that the demolitions are to be carried out for “military purposes.”

Abdullah Kmeil, the Governor of Tulkarm, confirmed that the orders target 58 buildings in Tulkarm refugee camp and 48 homes in Nour Shams camp. Residents have been given just 24 hours to remove their belongings.

Kmeil described the intended demolitions as an unprecedented crime against the people of Tulkarm and its refugee camps, renewing his call on the international community and human rights organizations to intervene immediately and stop the mass demolitions, displacement, and destruction inflicted by the Israeli occupation.

Civil society organizations in both camps issued urgent appeals to the United Nations, the UN Security Council, and international human rights bodies to take immediate action. They condemned the planned demolitions, describing them as part of a systematic policy of forced displacement, collective punishment, and violations of international humanitarian law.

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