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Israeli authorities destroy home of deceased Palestinian in Tulkarem

Israeli forces have demolished a house in the Shuweika suburb, north of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report.

The home belongs to a deceased Palestinian man accused of carrying out an attack on Israelis. Its demolition is part of a longstanding policy by Israeli authorities to destroy the family homes of suspects accused of attacking Israeli targets.

Israeli bulldozers have also destroyed the al-Jaroun Roundabout in the same area of Tulkarem.

As we previously reported, in a separate incident on Tuesday night, Israeli forces shot and killed a 23-year-old Palestinian man in the Tulkarem suburb of Irtah.



Translation: The occupation bulldozer is bulldozing and destroying the al-Jaroun Roundabout in the Shuweika suburb in Tulkarem.

Israeli military destroys civilian infrastructure in Tulkarem refugee camp: Report

We reported earlier that Israeli forces demolished a house in the Shuweika suburb, north of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, amid a days-long military operation in the Tulkarem area.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported that a house was also blown up by Israeli forces in the al-Balawna neighbourhood in the centre of the Tulkarem refugee camp on Tuesday.

Israeli forces have also damaged other Palestinian-owned private and commercial properties, such as shops, in various parts of the camp, Wafa reports.

Residents have been ordered to leave the camp as Israeli military bulldozers continue to destroy public infrastructure in several areas, blocking road entrances to the camp with mounds of earth, according to Wafa.

Israel’s military “destroyed all the camp’s streets, water and electricity networks, roads, sewage and communications, and set the camp back years”, Faisal Salama, the head of the Popular Committee for Services in Tulkarem Camp, told the news agency.

Salama also said more than 1,000 people have been displaced due to the Israeli military operation in the area and are sheltering in mosques and community centres in the suburbs of Tulkarem city.

Hospitals in the area have also been surrounded by Israeli forces and ambulance and medical crews were hindered in their work, he said.


People view the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in an Israeli strike that killed two people in the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams, Tulkarem, on Monday


Israeli forces storm Nablus amid intensifying occupied West Bank operation

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that Israeli forces have launched a dawn raid on Nablus city. Local sources report that a residential building has been stormed in the at-Taawon area of Nablus.

Israeli forces are currently carrying out an extensive military operation in Tulkarem refugee camp and nearby areas, located to the west of Nablus, as they extend a deadly, weeklong offensive in the Jenin area to other communities in the occupied West Bank.


Journalists’ federation concerned over Israeli violence against reporters in West Bank

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said “escalating violence” against journalists in the occupied West Bank must end, following a report that an Israeli soldier hit a New York Times reporter with a loaded rifle during a raid on the home of a Palestinian released as part of a prisoner exchange.

Before journalist Aaron Boxerman could identify himself as a journalist, the soldier used the muzzle of his rifle to hit him in the rib cage, leaving a large bruise, the newspaper reports. The same soldier also pointed his rifle at a second New York Times journalist, Natan Odenheimer, after he had identified himself as a journalist, the report added.

The details of the attack on Saturday were included in an article published by The New York Times, describing the Israeli raid on the family home of the released Palestinian prisoner Ashraf Zughayer on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The article did not refer to what happened to the reporters until the 13th paragraph.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/world/middleeast/israel-army-palestinian-prisoners.html

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One soldier immediately used the muzzle of his loaded rifle to strike Aaron Boxerman, a Times reporter who happened to be standing close to the yard entrance. Before Mr. Boxerman had a chance to identify himself, the soldier hit him in the rib cage, leaving a large bruise.

A second Times reporter, Natan Odenheimer, then identified himself as a journalist, video recorded by The Times shows. The same soldier told Mr. Odenheimer that he didn’t care, using an expletive to underscore his point. The soldier then pointed his loaded rifle at Mr. Odenheimer again, the video shows.

The soldiers also aimed their rifles at other attendees. The video shows the attendees quickly complying with the soldiers’ commands and appearing to pose no threat. The soldiers yelled profanities at Mr. Zughayer’s relatives; and shoved his father in the chest.