One martyr in Tulkarm as 'Israel' mounts aggression on West Bank
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Several Palestinians were injured after Israeli forces opened live fire at them, hitting some of them directly, as the occupation intensified its crackdown on the northern West Bank.
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Israeli soldiers are seen during an attack in the West Bank urban refugee camp of Nur Shams on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. (AP)
One youth, Abdulrahman Khaled Nawwas succumbed to his wounds after an Israeli airstrike that targetted the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm two months ago, as the Palestinian Red Crescents reported that tens of families are still stuck inside the Jabal al-Nasr area in the Nur Shams camp.
The Red Crescent added that it's facing difficulties in reaching the families stuck inside the camp due to the dangerous situation in the area, and the siege the Israeli occupation forces are imposing.
Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, said on X that "the West Bank is experiencing serious repercussions due to the war in Gaza," noting that "more than 50 people, including children, have been reported martyred since the start of the Israeli forces' operation five weeks ago."
The West Bank is undergoing an alarming spill over of the #Gaza war.
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) February 26, 2025
More than 50 people, including children, have been reported killed since the Israeli Forces’ operation started 5 weeks ago.
Destruction of public infrastructure, bulldozing roads and access restrictions are…
Lazzarini warned that the destruction of infrastructure, the demolition of streets, and tightened restrictions on access are commonplace, emphasizing that over 40,000 people have been forced to leave their homes.
IOF kill youth in northern West Bank
One Palestinian youth died due to critical injuries inflicted by the Israeli forces' gunfire on Tuesday in Nablus after he was critically wounded with five bullets to the chest, while seven other Palestinians were injured by direct fire, three others were injured by bullet fragments, and one was hurt in a fall.
Dozens of Palestinians on the other hand suffered from suffocation after inhaling toxic and tear gas from canisters launched by the Israeli army in the vicinity of the western cemetery on al-Jamaa street.
Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli soldiers stormed Nablus three times, deploying around the city's western cemetery, where local sources reported that occupation troops violated the sanctity of the graves by demolishing them.
'Israel' intensified West Bank campaign
This comes after the Israeli forces escalated their military offensive in the West Bank on Saturday, intensifying raids and home demolitions in Tulkarm and its surrounding refugee camps, on the 27th day of the assault.
The invading Israeli units imposed movement restrictions on the main road linking Tulkarm and the Nur Shams refugee camp, setting up roadblocks and searching civilians and their vehicles while interrogating them.
"Israel" decided to extend its occupation of the West Bank following the explosion of three busses in Tel Aviv on February 20th, deploying tanks for the first in 20 years as Israeli Security Minister Katz announced an expansion of the aggression on the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams.
