Israeli Occupation Forces Continue Aggression in West Bank's Tulkarm, Ramp Up Home Demolitions
Israeli forces began on Thursday morning demolishing several residential buildings in the Al-Manshiya neighborhood of Nur Shams, following demolition orders issued a day earlier for 17 homes. The demolitions, under the pretext of constructing a new road to alter the camp's geographic landscape, targeted properties belonging to several Palestinian families.
🎥 VIDEO: Israeli occupation forces demolish 17 homes in Nur Shams camp in Tulkarem, leaving widespread devastation. pic.twitter.com/naVPbssmQA
— Palestine Info Center (@palinfoen) March 6, 2025
Residents were given just two hours to enter the camp and retrieve their belongings, yet occupation forces obstructed the evacuation process, firing live rounds to intimidate them.
Since the onset of the assault, Nur Shams camp has faced relentless attacks, with Israeli forces repeatedly raiding homes, forcibly displacing residents, and turning houses into military outposts. The camp has suffered extensive infrastructure devastation, including the destruction of homes, shops, and vital facilities through demolitions, bombings, and arson.
In recent days, Israeli bulldozers have razed more than 11 homes as part of a broader scheme to carve out a road from the camp's main square to Al-Manshiya.
Meanwhile, in Tulkarm refugee camp, Israeli forces maintain a strict siege, preventing entry and exit while conducting raids on abandoned homes, looting their contents, and forcibly evacuating residents, particularly in the Al-Matar neighborhood. Witnesses report that Israeli bulldozers continue to tear up roads, destroy property, and seal off streets with dirt barriers, including the camp's main northern entrance, which has suffered unprecedented destruction.
The occupation has also reinforced its military presence with fuel tankers and additional troops, positioning forces in front of residential buildings seized on Nablus Street, a key route connecting Tulkarm and Nur Shams. This has severely disrupted civilian movement.
Additionally, Israeli occupation forces have seized multiple homes in the eastern Tulkarm neighborhoods of Dhanaba and Izbat Al-Jarad, expelling their residents and converting them into sniper posts and military bases. Armored reinforcements have also been deployed from checkpoints at Tulkarm's southern and eastern entrances, leading to further incursions into the town of Anabta and the city's southern entrance before returning to their original positions.
With precise & venomous timing, the israelis storm the town of Anabta in Tulkarm in armoured jeeps & military vehicles minutes before Ifta began pic.twitter.com/t58lPJESHw
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) March 5, 2025
The ongoing assault has so far resulted in the killing of 13 Palestinians, including a child and two women—one of whom was eight months pregnant—alongside dozens of injuries and arrests. The offensive has also displaced more than 9,000 people from Nur Shams and 12,000 from Tulkarm refugee camp.
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