Israel kills six Palestinians in one of the bloodiest raids in northern West Bank
An Israeli soldier stabbed one of the injured individuals inside an ambulance during the raid
Tulkarm (Quds News Network) – Six young Palestinians were murdered early this morning as an Israeli drone targeted them with a missile during a large-scale Israeli military incursion in the Nour Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank.
The Thabit Thabit Governmental Hospital in the Tulkarm confirmed the arrival of the six victims and several wounded individuals following the Israeli airstrike. The Israeli forces obstructed the arrival of ambulances to the hospital for an hour after the attack, local sources said.
The six victims were identified as Ahmed Anwar Hamarsha (19 years old), Ahmed Abdul Rahman Issa (19 years old), Adham Mohammed Fahmawi (23 years old), Yazan Ahmed Fahmawi (23 years old), Fares Fahmawi (29 years old), and Hamza Fahmawi (17 years old). Additionally, a 24-year-old young man sustained critical head injuries.
According to Dr. Radwan Bleebla, the head of the doctors union in Tulkarm, an Israeli soldier stabbed one of the injured individuals inside an ambulance during the raid. Other victims were reportedly subjected to beatings, kicks, punches, and death threats by the soldiers, preventing them from reaching the hospital.
Simultaneously, Israeli forces shelled an abandoned house in the employee housing area in the Iktaba suburb east of Tulkarm, close to the Nour Shams camp. Gunshots were fired intensively at a vehicle parked near the house, local sources said.
As part of the ongoing military operation in the city and other cities in the West Bank, Israeli occupation forces bombed a vehicle inside Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm. pic.twitter.com/JruCrBdqH2
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 27, 2023
Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli forces stopped an ambulance that arrived at the scene to check for injuries, forcing the paramedic officer to enter the house for inspection before releasing them.
Earlier in the night, Israeli forces invaded the city of Tulkarm and the neighboring Nour Shams refugee camp to the east, searching and conducting extensive inspections in various neighborhoods.
The occupation forces turned the rooftops of high-rise buildings in and around the camp into observation points, while bulldozers excavated the infrastructure in the main streets of the camp and its square, demolishing some walls of facilities and public and private properties.
The occupation intentionally disrupted telecommunications and internet networks within the camp, coinciding with audible explosions in the area.
This incursion marks the second within 24 hours, resulting in the destruction and vandalism of citizens’ properties and the bombardment of their homes. The situation remains tense, raising concerns about further escalation in the region.
Israeli occupation force withdraws from Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm after its aggression on the city for hours.1308:55 pic.twitter.com/2ZRdytn53J
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 27, 2023
