Palestinians pick up the pieces in Nur Shams after marathon raid
A Palestinian man inspects damaged houses following an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams, Tulkarem, August 30
Nur Shams refugee camp, [which Israeli forces recently withdrew from], has turned into a kind of open-air workshop.
Palestinian Civil Defence teams are trying to fix some of the damage from the Israeli raid. There is massive damage in an area that has already seen a lot of destruction. The roads have been destroyed to such an extent that movement is even more complicated.
Sometimes it is difficult to fix the damage. If Palestinians fix one water line here, one electricity line there, the Israeli forces might be back very soon to ruin them again.
Palestinians say Israel wants to make sure their lives, particularly in the refugee camps, get more complicated, giving them no option but to leave. But people talk about defiance a lot. They say they know Israeli forces want to make their life more difficult … and that’s exactly why they’re here to stay.
Children pass by a damaged house following an Israeli military raid in Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, August 30
Nur Shams resident says they will not be pushed out
Al Jazeera has spoken to residents of the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank following a two-day raid by the Israeli military. They described heavy damage to the camp, with torn-up roads making transportation difficult.
One resident, Numan Hassan, said Israel’s recurring violent raids are part of a strategy to “expel people” from the camp. “It’s not working,” Hassan said. “Yes, some families left out of fear [during the raid], but they returned.”
People check the devastation in Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied-West Bank, August 30
Israeli forces make five arrests in Hebron, Ramallah
The Israeli military has carried out more raids and arrests near Hebron and Ramallah, reports the Wafa news agency. In Hebron governorate, Israeli forces detained three people from the towns of Kharas, Dura and Hebron, according to the news agency.
Near Ramallah, the forces apprehended a young man and woman from the town of Ni’lin and village of Jifna, after searching their homes, said Wafa.
Israeli army says it killed head of Hamas in Jenin
The Israeli forces, under the direction of the Israeli intelligence, have killed Wassam Hazem and two other armed fighters in the occupied West Bank city, according to a military statement. The three were killed in an exchange of fire with troops which was followed by an air attack, it added.
Hazem was involved in carrying out and directing shooting and bomb attacks as well as promoting other activities of Hamas in the West Bank, the army said. Misra Mesharka and Arafat Amer, the other two fighters that were killed, operated under Hazem and were involved in shooting attacks, according to the statement.
Weapons and funds were seized in the vehicle and on the bodies, the army also said, adding that there were no casualties on the Israeli side.
Qassam Brigades confirms killing of commander
The armed wing of Hamas has said Wissam Ayman Hazem was killed in an aerial bombing after clashing with the Israeli forces in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. A statement on Telegram also confirmed the death of two other members, Maisarah Masharqa and Arafat Amer, in the attack.
