Tulkarm – Saba:
Israeli enemy forces seized a number of Palestinian homes in Tulkarm governorate on Saturday and turned them into military barracks.
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that Israeli enemy forces raided the home of Saber Aref in the village of Shufa, southeast of Tulkarm, forcing him and his family to leave and informing him not to return for a week. They then turned the home into a military barrack.
The Israeli army set up a military checkpoint between the villages of Shufa and Kafr al-Labad and raided the building of Theeb al-Aswad in the area, which is inhabited by a number of displaced persons from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps.
The Israeli army forced them to leave and converted the top floor into an observation post and military barracks. They prevented residents of Shufa from passing through this area, which is the only way in and out for the villagers.
In al-Sha'rawiya area, north of the governorate, Israeli enemy forces continued their raids on the town of Zeita since the early hours of the morning.
The agency reported, citing local sources, that enemy forces raided the homes of Palestinian citizens in the town, searched them, and seized a number of them after forcing their owners to leave. They then turned the homes into military barracks.
The agency noted that enemy forces set up checkpoints in the town's streets, arrested and interrogated young men, while soldiers climbed onto the roof of a water tank (hawz) and used it as an observation post.
This escalation comes amid ongoing Zionist aggression against the city of Tulkarm and its two camps, now in its 139th day. This escalation coincides with repeated raids on villages and towns in the governorate, accompanied by raids on homes and arrests of citizens. Today, five citizens were arrested from the city and the towns of Deir al-Ghusun and Anabta.
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