Translation : "A glimpse of the destruction left by the occupation in Nur Shams camp in Tulkarem during the recent incursion."

At the middle of the night, on December 24, Israeli troops began a 3-day deadly Tulkarm raid inside Tulkarm & Nur Shams refugee camps : many occupation vehicles stormed the camps, accompanied by a D-9 military bulldozer and two front-end loaders, amid the overhead flight of reconnaissance drones.

The operation, lasting over 40 hours, involved two drone strikes, exchanges of fire, detonations of explosive devices, & extensive destruction of civilian infrastructure by military bulldozers.

They shot & killed a Palestinian bringing total death toll to 10 & 3 injured 3 including a kid & elderly man; demolishing homes turning them into military outposts. Israeli special forces besieged home, setting it in fire. Massive destruction of infrastructure and streets was caused by Israeli forces during their raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm city in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Health Ministry, seven people were killed in the Tulkarm refugee camp and another person died in the nearby Nour Shams camp following a raid by the Israeli army early Tuesday. Fathi Saïd Awda Oubaïd, 18, was killed by Israeli forces after sustaining a gunshot wound to the chest and abdomen while soldiers prevented ambulance crews from reaching the critically injured man, and opened fire at ambulances.

Key facts:

• Undercover agents (“Musta’ribeen”) infiltrated Tulkarm camp before large military reinforcements, including a D-9 bulldozer and front-end loaders, entered the area.
• Snipers positioned on rooftops fired live rounds at civilians, killing Fathi Obaid and preventing ambulances from reaching him.
• Drone strikes targeted homes and infrastructure in both camps, causing additional casualties.
• Israeli forces besieged a home, set it on fire, and used bulldozers to destroy property.
• Bulldozers and drone strikes caused extensive damage to homes, streets, and a mosque.
• Water networks and power supplies were cut, leaving many areas without essential services.
• Shops, vehicles, and private property were attacked.
• Residents suffered significant displacement and loss of property amid the destruction.
• Ambulance crews faced restrictions and were fired upon, hindering their ability to aid the injured.
• An Israeli armored vehicle tried to run over a Palestinian Journalist in Nur Shams Camp.
• On December 25, Ahmed Amarneh, was besieged in a house in Qaffin, Tulkarm and killed.

Clashes reported:

Palestinian fighters engaged Israeli forces in armed confrontations, reportedly damaging military vehicles.

Casualties:

• Fathi Saeed Awda Obaid (18), shot by Israeli snipers in Tulkarm city
• Khawala Ali Abdullah Abdo (53),(Woman, Tulkarm, 24/12/2024, killed in a drone strike injuring 4 others, including a child and a man.)
• Bara Khaled Hussein Ali (31), (Woman, Tulkarm, 24/12/2024, died from injuries sustained in the raid)
• Qusay Al-Akasha (killed in a drone strike)
• Muhaimin Al-Akhras (killed in a drone strike)
• Jumaa Salem
• Mahmoud Amar (killed by small arms, his body was found in Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq neighborhood)
• Imran Haroun
• Ahmed Amarneh, (was besieged in a house in Qaffin, Tulkarm and killed)
• Muhaimen Ayman Majed Akhras, 16, (killed in an Israeli drone strike in Tulkarem)

Several injured, including a child and an elderly man.

Fathi Saïd Awda Oubaïd, 18 y/o

16-year-old Muhaimen Ayman Majed Akhras killed by an Israeli drone strike in Tulkarem refugee camp around 2:45 p.m. on December 25. The drone-fired missile killed Muhaimen alongside three young men and injured five Palestinian civilians.The victims were transported to Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarem, where Muhaimen was pronounced dead on arrival. Muhaimen sustained shrapnel wounds and burns across his body.

Total Death Toll in West Bank sint October 2023

Since October 7, at least 811 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank by Israeli soldiers or settlers, according to data from the Palestinian Authority.

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