TULKARM, May 22, 2025 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp for the 116th consecutive day, and on the 103rd day in the Nur Shams camp, amidst escalating violence on the ground, massive military reinforcements, and detentions.
WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces are continuing their escalation on the ground through repeated raids on the city and the camps around the clock, using their military vehicles to move around neighborhoods and main streets, provocatively honking their horns and driving against traffic.
They also set up surprise checkpoints, particularly in the city center, Nablus Street, and Shuweika Roundabout in the northern neighborhood.
In the early hours of the morning, the occupation forces detained two young men from the city after raiding their homes, both former detainees.
Meanwhile, occupation forces this morning set up a flying checkpoint around the Jabara Bridge gate at the southern entrance to Tulkarm.
They stopped vehicles, searched several of them, checked the IDs of their passengers, and detained a young man whose identity has not yet been determined.
At the same time, the occupation continues to impose a suffocating siege on the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps, accompanied by occasional gunfire and explosions.
Eyewitnesses reported that occupation soldiers carried out an explosion yesterday in the Balawneh neighborhood of Tulkarm camp, the details of which are unknown due to the tight siege and the ban on residents entering.
Meanwhile, occupation forces continue to prevent forcibly displaced families from returning to their homes or even checking on their property in the two camps, and are subjected to pursuit and gunfire when attempting to approach.
In recent days, Nur Shams camp has witnessed a demolition campaign targeting more than 20 residential buildings in its main neighborhoods, damaging neighboring buildings. This is part of the occupation's plan to demolish 106 buildings in Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, to open roads and alter their geographical features.
In a related development, the Dhnaba neighborhood, east of the city, has witnessed the movement of occupation vehicles, patrolling the main streets, conducting extensive searches and combing operations, and obstructing the movement of citizens and vehicles.
The occupation forces also continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, after forcibly evicting their residents and converting them into military barracks. Some of these buildings have been under occupation for more than two months.
The ongoing aggression has so far left 13 civilians dead, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant.
Dozens have also been wounded and detained, and the infrastructure, homes, shops, and vehicles have been destroyed by demolition, arson, and looting.
The aggression has also displaced more than 4,200 families from the two camps, representing over 25,000 citizens. It has also completely destroyed more than 400 homes and partially destroyed 2,573 others. The entrances and alleys of the camps have been sealed off with earth mounds, transforming them into isolated areas almost devoid of any signs of life.
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