5 Palestinians killed in IOF Tulkarm drone strike, including 2 women
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Palestinian media reports that one Palestinian in Sair northern al-Khalil was also killed by Israeli occupation forces.
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Smoke rising from the Tulkarm Refugee Camp following an Israeli drone strike that resulted in the martyrdom and wounding of several Palestinians on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 (Social media)
Five Palestinians were martyred, including two women, in an Israeli drone aggression early Tuesday targeting the Tulkarm refugee camp, Palestinian media reported.
The outlets added that the IOF are opening fire on ambulances, preventing them from reaching wounded Palestinians.
Palestinian Resistance forces fought side-by-side against a large number of Israeli occupation forces raiding the city and its refugee camp, detonating a series of IEDs in the invading forces and their military vehicles.
Palestinian media reported that several Israeli soldiers were wounded in one of the IED attacks targeting a military vehicle as the hours-long confrontation continued.
The media also reported that one Palestinian was wounded by three Israeli bullets and was transported to a hospital.
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One Palestinian was martyred in Sair north of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank after being shot by Israeli occupation forces raiding the town.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the martyr as 33-year-old Jihad Mohammed Hussein Shalalda.
Former prisoner Raafat Zaal Shalalda was also detained in the town by raiding IOF forces.
The Israeli occupation force requested backup due to the fierce confrontations in Tulkarm. A heavy deployment of more soldiers and military vehicles was witnessed entering the city.
Meanwhile, an Israeli bulldozer destroyed Palestinian vehicles and properties, including shops and homes, in Tulkarm city, Palestinian media also said.
إطلاق النار على قوات الاحتلال خلال نقلها إصابات في تفجير عبوات ناسفة بمخيم طولكرم pic.twitter.com/P8IOm6yziS
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) July 22, 2024
The Nur Shams and Tulkarm Brigades of the al-Quds Brigades carried out coordinated attacks against raiding IOF, announcing the successful detonation of a heavy explosive device targeting Israeli military vehicles.
🔴 Part of the ongoing occupation forces storming the city of Tulkarm pic.twitter.com/BY6WlRjrDk
— Khalidalmaktari أبوعمرو (@Moonlight7oct) July 22, 2024
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Additionally, the al-Qassam Brigades - Tulkarm Brigade, reported that they detonated an explosive device against a D9 bulldozer and other Israeli military vehicles as they advanced on Al-Muqata'a Street.
Al-Qassam shared footage of their operation.
#Al_Qassam Brigades: Scenes of an occupation D9 bulldozer being targeted with an explosive device in Tulkarm camp.
— ahmed ghazali (@ahmedghazali79) July 22, 2024
✌️✌️✌️#GazaGenocide#US_UK_Are_Terrorist_States pic.twitter.com/W9hvxEKRDV
For their part, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades in Tulkarm said their fighters targeted Israeli military vehicles with several IEDs, confirming direct hits.
The al-Asifah Forces, the military wing of Fatah al-Intifada, announced the detonation of an "Asif" explosive device in an Israeli force in Tulkarm. The group confirmed achieving direct hits.
Palestinian media sources confirmed that an Israeli D9 bulldozer was disabled by an explosive device at the southern entrance of the Tulkarm Refugee Camp.
In a related context, occupation forces arrested Palestinian youth Moatasem Shuaibat from his home in Beit Sahour in Beit Lahm, in the central West Bank.
Israeli occupation forces also stormed the Salam neighborhood in the town of Anata, northern occupied al-Quds.
⚡️ West Bank - Plumes of smoke rise after the resistance detonated a huge bomb on the occupation vehicles storming the #Tulkarm camp pic.twitter.com/VsMaLRHh8f
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) July 22, 2024
'Lebanonization of the West Bank'
Israeli media reported earlier this month concerns within the Israeli army and intelligence leadership over the "Lebanonization" of the occupied West Bank, after the growing use of highly explosive IEDs by Resistance groups.
The latest incident involved the Resistance targeting occupation forces with an explosive device around the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm on July 9. The occupation acknowledged the death of a soldier, the driver of a Nimr vehicle destroyed by Resistance fighters in Nur Shams camp, at the beginning of this month.
According to the report, the IED ambushes reminded the Israeli officials of the fighting against Hezbollah in the 1990s during the occupation of southern Lebanon, and the use of explosive devices during that time.
Israeli channel Kan TV reported that this has become this threat has become more severe recently.
The outlet said that some of the bombs contain tens of kilograms of explosive materials that are detonated remotely, with Resistance fighters planting them under the asphalt on the roads.
Israeli military experts highlighted that the occupation army uses armored bulldozers to clear the streets before other vehicles enter, triggering the explosive devices to detonate upon contact with the bulldozers.
However, Israeli Channel 12 confirmed that the Resistance developed a new tactic to counter Israeli efforts to eliminate the IEDs, and is now burying the explosives deeper into the ground to avoid them being triggered by the heavily armored bulldozers.
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