Palestine(AA, imemc, Wafa): Israeli forces killed two Palestinians on Sunday in a raid on the Nur Shams Refugee Camp, east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
Local hospital officials said the Palestinians lost their lives during the raid, which eyewitnesses said the Israeli army carried out on the camp in the city of Tulkarem from various points.
Eyewitnesses reported Palestinian residents defending their homes against Israeli forces, with soldiers damaging the camp’s streets and Palestinian vehicles with bulldozers.
Palestine TV reported that the armoured military vehicles, including at least two D9 bulldozers, caused excessive damage to the refugee camp, including bulldozing and destroying streets, alleys, cars, homes, shops, and infrastructure, including electricity networks and water pipelines.
The bulldozers first started by destroying the main street leading to the refugee camp, and is also the entrance of Tulkarem city, linking it with Jenin and Nablus, reports imemc.org.
Palestine TV said that Israeli military vehicles tried to ram a Palestinian ambulance while trying to reach Osaid [Assad] Farhan Abu Ali (Jab’awi),21, to provide lifesaving first aid and move him to a hospital.
Palestine TV correspondent said the soldiers prevented the medics from reaching Osaid while he was bleeding, but the medics insisted to perform their duties and took the Palestinian to the hospital where he was officially pronounced dead.
WAFA correspondent said 32-year-old Abdurrahman Suleiman Abu Daghash was hit by live Israeli ammunition to his head and was rushed in critical condition to Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarm, where he was pronounced dead due to his injuries.
The medi sources reported that the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes and buildings before deploying sharpshooters on their rooftops.
The Israeli army has not yet issued a statement about the raid.
Since January, 236 Palestinians have been killed. In the same perriod 33 Israelis have been killed.
[Photo: Israeli forces attack Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza Strip protesting Israeli forces’ violations towards Masjid al-Aqsa. Photo taken from the Nahal Oz area in Israel on 22 9 23. Photojournalist : Mustafa Alkharouf/ AA]
