Tulkarm: Palestinian media reported that “Israeli occupation forces” burned down several homes in Nour Shams camp, east of Tulkarm, on Sunday evening. Local sources reported that “the occupation forces burned down a number of homes in the Manshiyya neighborhood of the camp, amid a tight siege and ongoing aggression for the 162nd consecutive day, with a widespread deployment of military vehicles and infantry units, which are using citizens’ homes as military barracks after forcing their residents to evacuate, and are firing live ammunition at anyone who tries to approach the camp.”

According to National Iraqi News Agency, in recent weeks, Nur Shams camp has been subjected to extensive demolition operations, targeting dozens of residential buildings as part of an Israeli plan to demolish 106 buildings in Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps. 48 buildings were demolished in Nur Shams alone, causing widespread destruction and creating wide streets that separated the neighborhoods.

In a related development, Israeli army bulldozers continued their demolition operations in Tulkarm camp, which began last week, at a rapid pace, targeting more residential buildings. This escalation in Tulkarm camp, which is entering its 175th consecutive day, comes as part of the Israeli occupation’s new plan to demolish 104 buildings, comprising approximately 400 homes. This escalation is a continuation of a series of demolitions that have affected several neighborhoods in the camp in recent weeks, specifically Al-Murabba’a, Abu Al-Foul, Al-Shuhada’, and Al-Hamam, leaving thousands of families without their homes.

The sources added, “The ongoing escalation of the occupation has led to the forced displacement of more than 5,000 families from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, i.e. more than 25,000 citizens, and the complete destruction of more than 600 buildings, and 2,573 homes were partially damaged, in light of the continued closure of the entrances to the camps with barriers, turning them into lifeless areas and preventing residents from reaching their homes or checking on their property, amid direct gunfire targeting anyone who approaches the area.”