Israeli forces escalated their military actions in Tulkarem, situated in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank, on Friday evening. Several families living in the northern neighborhood, adjacent to Nablus Street, were ordered to evacuate their homes.
Apartment buildings such as Al-Waha, Al-Mohannad, Abu Al-Foul, and the Younis family residence were among those targeted, with residents given less than two hours to vacate. The evacuated structures are reportedly being prepared for conversion into closed military zones.
Volunteers from the Red Crescent Society and local committees swiftly mobilized to assist displaced families in gathering their belongings and leaving their homes before the deadline.
This surge in military assaults is part of broader measures implemented by Israeli forces, including the illegal appropriation of homes and buildings along Nablus Street and its surrounding areas in the northern neighborhood.
These actions further compound the difficulties faced by residents, who already endure daily incursions and strict movement limitations.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces invaded “Fawwal Al-Sham,” a restaurant on Nablus Street, causing significant damage by overturning food and oil onto the floor. Employees were subjected to verbal and physical harassment during the incident.
Later that evening, Israeli forces detained four individuals in the Ektaba neighborhood east of Tulkarem. Those arrested include Mahmoud Al-Alaria, Ahmed Al-Alaria, Mohammed Al-Alaria, and Salama Ibrahim Abu Asal, a resident of Anabta.
Earlier in the day, bulldozers were used to block segments of Nablus Street near the entrances to Tulkarem refugee camp with dirt mounds. Several vehicles were seized from passing citizens, searched, and used to obstruct sections of the road. Additionally, traffic lights near
Al-Firdous Mosque were destroyed, decorative trees along the street were uprooted, and soldiers increased vehicle inspections, further restricting residents’ movements.
The Israeli army began a massive ground invasion and offensive in Tulkarem city and Tulkarem refugees camp, for the 54th consecutive day, while the onslaught in the Nur Shams refugee camp entered its 41st day. The ongoing escalation involves intensified raids, demolitions, and extensive destruction of infrastructure.
At dawn on Wednesday, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man and injured several others during an invasion of the Al-Ein, Balata, and Askar refugee camps in Nablus.
According to security sources, Israeli undercover special forces infiltrated the Al-Ein Refugee Camp west of the city and opened fire on a car inside the camp, killing Odai Adel Al-Qatouni, who was near the targeted vehicle.
On Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that a former political prisoner, Kathem Issa Zawahra, 31, who was shot and injured prior to being abducted by Israeli soldiers on February 2, 2024, has succumbed to the severe wounds.
At dawn Tuesday, a young man was killed, and three others were injured, by Israeli occupation forces in Qalqilia, in the northwestern part of the West Bank.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced, at dawn on Tuesday, the killing of Khaled Saleh Qaraan (25 years old), and the injury of three others, by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets, during their raid into the city of Qalqilia.
It is worth mentioning that, this year alone, the Israeli army has killed 108 Palestinians (49 in Jenin, 19 in Tubas, 14 in Tulkarem, 13 in Nablus, 5 in Hebron, 3 in Bethlehem, 2 in Qalqilia, 1 in Salfit, and 1 in Jerusalem, in addition to injuring and abducting hundreds across the occupied West Bank.
On Friday, the Israeli occupation army issued new “evacuation orders” to Palestinian families in northern Gaza, demanding their immediate relocation to the southern part of the devastated coastal region.
In related news, the Acting Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, Sam Rose, highlighted that no aid has entered the Gaza Strip since the beginning of this month, March 2025, marking the longest such period since October 2023.
Israeli occupation forces advanced on Friday morning into the western areas of Beit Lahia city, north of the Gaza Strip, amidst gunfire and artillery shelling of the area. The city of Beit Lahia is almost completely rubble after sixteen straight months of Israeli bombardment.
But after breaking the ceasefire agreement three days ago, Israeli forces returned to their relentless bombardment and now ground invasion to continue their stated objective of ethnically cleansing Gaza of its 2.4 million Palestinian residents.
Since Tuesday’s Israeli resumption of Gaza bombing, the Israeli strikes have killed over 600 lives and injured over a thousand individuals, 70% of whom are children, women, or the elderly.
The number of slain Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has surpassed 49,547, including more than 17,881 children and 12,298 women.
