Ansar Allah website - Report - 2 Muharram 1448 Hijri
The Zionist enemy entity continues to inflict unprecedented, widespread destruction on the Tulkarm refugee camp. This aggression has resulted in the complete demolition of approximately 1,100 residential units, while nearly 4,000 other units have suffered severe damage, reaching up to 90% in some cases.
The devastation has also impacted more than 1,000 commercial stores and 700 vehicles, causing the displacement of roughly 3,300 families from the camp amid rapidly deteriorating humanitarian conditions.
Faisal Salama, head of the Popular Committee for Tulkarm Camp Services, stated that the camp has been living a completely altered reality since October 7, 2023. This reality is defined by the massive scale of destruction, alongside geographical and urban changes affecting various neighborhoods.
He explained that the Zionist enemy forces have deliberately demolished homes and opened new streets over their ruins as part of plans aimed at tightening their security control inside the camp.
Salama pointed out that the continuous demolition operations have caused a radical shift in the camp's urban structure, leading to the disappearance of many of its historical landmarks. As a result of these sweeping changes to the landscape, a large number of residents are now unable to locate their own homes or recognize the neighborhoods where they lived for many years.
Furthermore, he added that the Zionist enemy forces are imposing strict restrictions on residents attempting to enter the camp. These measures include allowing only a limited number of people inside, subjecting citizens to thorough inspections, confiscating mobile phones, and banning filming or photography. A number of residents have also been entirely barred from entering under the pretext of security reasons.
According to local and human rights data, both the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps are facing an extensive destruction campaign that has forced more than 25,000 Palestinians to flee. These displaced individuals have distributed themselves across the city's towns and shelter centers, where they live in difficult humanitarian conditions as military operations continue.
Officials and specialists view the ongoing events in the two camps as actions that transcend immediate military goals. Instead, they are seen as part of policies targeting the weakening of Palestinian refugee camps and altering their demographic and political character. These actions also aim to undermine the camps' historical symbolism regarding the refugee issue and the right of return by erasing entire neighborhoods and stripping away their historical landmarks—a scene that mirrors the scale of transformations imposed by the continuous military operations.
