Tulkarm - (Saba):
The Zionist enemy forces continue their aggression on Tulkarem city and its camp for the 109th consecutive day, while it continues for the 96th day on Nour Shams camp, amid field escalation and demolition of houses.
The Palestinian News Agency (PNA) said that the enemy forces continued this morning their field escalation in Nour Shams camp, east of the city, which was represented by the continued demolition of residential buildings in the vicinity of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque in the centre of the camp.
According to local estimates, the number of buildings demolished by occupation bulldozers during the past week reached 20 buildings with apartments, in addition to the demolition of other houses, whose residents evacuated after receiving prior coordination, and were forcibly displaced during the ongoing aggression.
The demolitions were concentrated in the neighbourhoods of: As part of the occupation plan to demolish 106 houses and residential buildings in Tulkarem and Nour Shams camps, tension still prevails in the camp, amid anticipation of a new wave of demolitions, after they were forcibly displaced from their homes, and a suffocating siege was imposed on the camp.
In a related context, the enemy forces continue to push military vehicles around the clock towards the city and its two camps, roaming the main streets, honking their horns in a provocative manner, deliberately passing against the direction of traffic, and obstructing the movement of citizens and vehicles.
Meanwhile, the Zionist enemy continues to seize houses and residential buildings in Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighbourhood, turning them into military barracks, after forcing the residents to evacuate, while military vehicles continue to be stationed in the area, knowing that some of these buildings have been under the control of the occupation for more than two months.
The Zionist aggression and its continuous escalation on Tulkarem city and its camp resulted in the martyrdom of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom is eight months pregnant, in addition to wounding and arresting dozens, and causing extensive destruction of infrastructure, houses, shops and vehicles that were completely and partially demolished, burned, sabotaged, looted and stolen.
The aggression also caused the forced displacement of more than 4,200 families from Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, comprising more than 25,000 citizens, and the destruction of more than 400 houses completely and 2,573 partially, in addition to closing their entrances and alleys with earth mounds, turning them into isolated areas devoid of life.
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