Four Palestinians injured an Israeli drone strike in Tulkarm
Tulkarm (Quds News Network) – In the midst of an ongoing Israeli military raid into the Nour Shams and Tulkarm refugee camps in the northern occupied West Bank, at least four Palestinians sustained injuries from Israeli drone strikes, according to medical sources.
Witnesses reported that Israeli drones targeted the Tulkarm refugee camp twice, using missile strikes. The first strike hit the Al-Madares neighborhood, resulting in no injuries. Shortly afterward, another strike targeted the Ghanem neighborhood, causing injuries to two individuals.
The injured Palestinians were quickly taken to the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital for medical treatment. Medical sources at the hospital indicated that two individuals were admitted with injuries from missile shrapnel. One victim is in serious condition with injuries to the abdomen, while the other has minor injuries to the foot.
Earlier in the night, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that at least two Palestinians sustained injuries from Israeli drone missiles in Nour Shams. Due to the blockade imposed by Israeli forces on the camp, medical crews were unable to transport the injured to hospitals promptly.
BREAKING| Israeli forces kidnap and hold residents from Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm inside a house. pic.twitter.com/SiiKXi15Ef
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Israeli drones also struck locations in the al-Damaj neighborhood of the camp and near the entrance of the al-Manshiya neighborhood. Simultaneously, widespread arrests were carried out as Israeli occupation forces raided several homes across the camp. Detainees were held in one of the houses and subjected to field interrogations with their hands cuffed.
At the same time, Israeli military vehicles deployed at the main entrance of the Tulkarm refugee camp, firing live rounds and flares over the camp. The forces increased their presence by deploying snipers on the rooftops of buildings and residences around the camp. The invading forces vandalized doors, contents of homes, detained residents, and subjected them to questioning, according to local sources.
Confrontations erupted in the Nour Shams camp as a result of the Israeli incursion, with sounds of explosions heard in the area. Surveillance drones hovered over the skies of Tulkarm and its outskirts during the raid.
The Nour Shams camp square bears witness to significant damages caused by the 7-hour Israeli army operation, leaving it in a state of devastation. pic.twitter.com/hgVJIiq1cl
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 31, 2023
Later in the raid, which lasted for several hours, Israeli occupation forces demolished a portion of a house belonging to a local Palestinian resident in the camp. The destruction extended to streets, infrastructure, and public and private properties of the residents, particularly in the al-Mahjar and al-Manshiya neighborhoods.
The Israeli occupation forces further hindered the movement of ambulance vehicles at the entrance of the Thabet Governmental Hospital in the western area of the neighboring Tulkarm city, preventing them from moving. This coincided with the blockade on the hospital and the Al-Isra Specialized Hospital in the city.
The Israeli army obstructed early this morning ambulance services near Thabet Hospital in Tulkarm. pic.twitter.com/YXm46fIVeo
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 31, 2023
