During the ongoing assault on the Nur Shams refugee camp, at least one Palestinian has been killed by Israeli forces east of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the West Bank, however the number is not yet confirmed.
On Friday afternoon, media sources announced the death of the Palestinian young man, Salim Faisal Abdel Latif Ghannam, 30, and the injury of others in the Nur Shams refugee camp.
Israeli forces shot the young man with live ammunition while he was in a home in the Al-Damj neighborhood in Nur Shams camp, the body of the slain young man remains inside the camp.
It is important to mention that the slain Salim is the brother of the slain young men, Amer and Ahmed Ghanem, who were killed by Israeli forces during an assault against the camp on October 19, 2023.
Sources added that soldiers shot a young man in the foot with bullet fragments, he was transported to the Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital, in stable condition, while earlier it was reported that a young man sustained a moderate injury.
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), a volunteer paramedic sustained a gunshot wound in the foot while he was on duty in the camp.
The occupation caused the death of a sick elderly man who died as a result of being unable to access the hospital.
Media sources are now reporting that at least two Palestinians have been killed, however numbers have not been confirmed as the army continues to besiege the camp, blocking ambulance crews from entering.
Arab 48 reported that one of the slain young men was the commander of the Tulkarem Battalion, Mohammad Jaber “Abu Shuja”, this has not been confirmed by official Palestinian sources.
Sources inside the camp said that Israeli soldiers invaded a home in the Al-Iyada neighborhood in the camp and killed the four young men who were barricading themselves inside.
As of 3:51 pm local time, occupation forces continued to impose a siege the camp and prevent ambulances from entering; the identities of all of the slain Palestinians is not known.
It was added that the army opened fire with live rounds towards a group of journalists in the Iktaba suburb, adjacent the camp, while they were covering the storming of the camp.
Soldiers invaded the home of the citizen, Yazan Al-Ajouz, and assaulted him; he was later transported to hospital for treatment.
According to Israeli Army Radio, two occupation soldiers sustained slight injuries as a result of resistance gunfire.
During the incursion into Tulkarem and the Nur Shams camp, Israeli forces abducted at least six Palestinians, one of whom was attacked by police dogs.
Soldiers abducted Asid Taha, after allowing their attack dog to injure him, in addition to abducting Alaa Al-Tamouni, Lotfi Laymoun, Mohammad Hussam Al-Ajouz, Qais Saed Al-Ajouz, and Muhammad Izzat Jaber.
