The Israeli army abducted three Palestinians at dawn on Wednesday and claimed to have discovered a workshop containing more than 200 types of explosives and 150 kilograms of explosive materials in Tulkarem, located in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.
In a statement, the army said its soldiers “arrested three wanted Palestinian,” allegedly involved in planting explosive devices targeting Israeli military vehicles in Tulkarem, which seriously wounded a soldier two weeks earlier.
The army also continued large-scale invasion and violent searches of homes and buildings in Tulkarem and the Tulkarem refugee camp, resulting in massive destruction.
It is worth noting that, earlier at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least eighteen Palestinians from their homes in various parts of the occupied West Bank.
On Tuesday evening, many Israeli military vehicles invaded Ramin town, east of Tulkarem, before storming a coffee shop where they detained and interrogated many young men before forcing the store to close.
Also Tuesday evening, two Palestinians were injured, one of whom was later abducted by Israeli soldiers, after illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers, backed by occupation troops, invaded Khallet ad-Dabe’ village in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers also abducted a university professor from her home in Doura town, southwest of Hebron, and a young man from Nablus.
Furthermore, Israeli forces shot and assaulted a Palestinian young man after invading the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Tulkarem has been under a massive Israeli military offensive for the last 108 days, while Nur Shams refugee camp has been under attack for 94 days, amid ongoing reinforcements and escalating field operations.
Israeli occupation forces have intensified demolitions in Nur Shams refugee camp, targeting residential areas in Al-Manshiyya, Al-Maslakh, Al-Jame’, Al-‘Eyada, and Al-Shuhada neighborhoods.
The destruction is part of an Israeli plan to demolish 106 homes and buildings in Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, leaving residents fearful of further demolitions.
Local estimates indicate that 15 buildings, including multiple apartments, were demolished last week, with residents forcibly displaced after receiving prior evacuation orders.
Israeli forces have also seized homes and residential buildings along Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, converting them into military outposts after forcing residents to evacuate. Some buildings have remained under Israeli control for over two months, with military vehicles stationed nearby.
The ongoing Israeli offensive on Tulkarem and its refugee camps has resulted in the killing of 13 Palestinians, including a child and two women—one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have been injured and arrested, while widespread destruction has affected homes, businesses, vehicles, and infrastructure, with many properties burned, looted, or demolished.
The offensive has triggered a mass displacement crisis, forcing over 4,200 families—more than 25,000 people—to flee from Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps. More than 400 homes have been destroyed, while 2,573 others have sustained partial damage. Israeli forces have also sealed off entrances and alleys with dirt barriers, turning the refugee camps into isolated zones devoid of normal life.
Since the beginning of 2025, Israeli occupation forces and illegal paramilitary colonizers have killed 138 Palestinians in the West Bank—among them 24 children and 5 women.
The fatalities are reported as follows: 57 in Jenin, 24 in Nablus, 20 in Tubas, 14 in Tulkarem, 6 in Hebron, 5 in Bethlehem, 3 in Ramallah, 3 in Qalqilia, 3 in Jerusalem, and 2 in Salfit.
In addition, since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces have killed 982 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 187 children, 22 women, 1 journalist, and 2 medics.
In the destroyed, starved and besieged Gaza Strip, the ongoing Israeli genocide have resulted in the killing more than 52,906 Palestinians, including at least 15,626 children, 9,807 women, 3,855 elderly individuals, 237 journalists, and 23 medics. At least 119,721 people—mostly children, women, and the elderly—have been wounded, since October 7, 2023.
The figures remain incomplete, as many victims are still trapped under rubble or in areas inaccessible to rescue teams due to massive destruction caused by ongoing Israeli bombings and invasions.
