Israeli military operation in West Bank’s Tulkarem enters 12th day
An Israeli military siege on Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital has continued in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem as the Israeli military has taken hold of the nearby al-Adawiya commercial complex, turning it into a barracks and surveillance post, according to the Wafa news agency.
Raids were carried out on homes in the city’s east, with the Israeli military conducting searches and field interrogations, destroying surveillance cameras, evicting residents from their homes and occupying the buildings for use as military outposts as the siege on the Tulkarem refugee camp continues.
Tulkarem Governor Abdallah Kamil said 85 percent of the camp’s residents have been forcibly displaced during Israel’s ongoing military operation.
Families forced from their homes in Israeli raids across occupied West Bank
The Israeli military has carried out multiple arrests in sweeping raids across the occupied West Bank overnight, according to the Wafa news agency and Palestinian media sources.
Families have been forced from their homes in the Far’a refugee camp, with local sources saying the houses are being converted into military barracks, according to our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues.
The raids come as the Palestinian Information Center reports, quoting local sources, that the number of Palestinians arrested in the town of Tammun has risen to 55 since the Israeli military escalated its operations in the area on Sunday.
The Israeli military has also arrested one person during a raid on the Balata refugee camp and demolished a home during another raid in the area.
Palestinian officials call on the UN to protect West Bank schools from Israeli raids
The Palestinian Ministry of Education has called upon the United Nations to safeguard Palestinian educational institutions, as Israeli forces continue their attacks on schools and educational facilities in the occupied West Bank governorates of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry highlighted the severe impact these assaults have had on schools, including the destruction of several educational facilities and the storming of others.
As a result of Israeli forces’ raids, approximately 100 schools in these regions have experienced disruptions to their academic schedule, the statement noted.
The ministry stressed that these attacks not only violate international law but also target the fundamental right of children to receive education in a safe environment. The destruction of educational infrastructure is severely hampering the learning process, making it difficult for children to safely access education, said the ministry in a statement.
The ministry called upon international organisations, including UNESCO, UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to protect the rights of children and the right to education.
Ten-year-old Palestinian dies after being shot by Israeli soldier in Tulkarem
A 10-year-old Palestinian boy has died in hospital more than a week after an Israeli soldier shot him in the occupied West Bank.
Saddam Rajab was wounded on January 28 during a military operation in Tulkarem. Israeli forces detained an ambulance transporting him to a hospital and held his father in custody for an hour. The soldier reportedly boasted about shooting him.
Israel’s military has laid siege to the area for more than two weeks, attacking Palestinians and blowing up homes.
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