Tulkarem, Jenin under attack as Fatah bans Al Jazeera in West Bank
An Israeli drone strike and incursion has killed at least two Palestinians in the Tulkarem refugee camp
An Israeli drone strike targeted the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem on 24 December after Tel Aviv announced a large operation in the city overnight – invading it with heavy reinforcements.
At least one person was killed in the airstrike on the Al-Hamam neighborhood in Tulkarem camp, one of the city’s main refugee camps.
Meanwhile, Palestinian resistance factions announced targeting the Israeli forces invading the camp.
“Since the early hours of dawn, our fighters have continued to confront the occupation forces on the fighting fronts in Tulkarem camp, targeting the enemy forces and military vehicles with heavy volleys of bullets, achieving confirmed casualties,” the Tulkarem Brigade of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement’s Quds Brigades said in a statement on Tuesday.
Earlier, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades said its fighters “discovered a Zionist special force” infiltrating Tulkarem camp’s Hadaida neighborhood, and “engaged in fierce clashes with them using machine guns and explosive devices.”
Israeli troops raided Tulkarem camp at dawn on Tuesday. As a result, one Palestinian was shot dead by the army as they entered. The troops prevented ambulances from reaching the victim, according to WAFA news agency.
The bulldozers inflicted heavy damage on infrastructure, destroying public and private property and damaging the water network. Walls were knocked down, and shops were decimated.
“Violent confrontations took place in the camp, with the sounds of huge explosions being heard,” WAFA reported.
Clashes also persisted in the refugee camp of Jenin, where Palestinian Authority (PA) forces are waging a brutal Israeli-backed assault and siege against resistance fighters affiliated with the Quds Brigades.
The Quds Brigades’ Jenin Brigade has vowed not to surrender.
The PA’s Fatah party announced on Tuesday that it is preventing Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera from operating in the West Bank, accusing it of incitement against Ramallah.
“To all Al Jazeera employees working in Palestinian territories, we hope you reflect on your actions and resign from this biased channel that has destroyed and continues to destroy the Arab world,” Fatah said.
“Al Jazeera floods the media with lies, especially in Palestine, siding with a group of hostile mercenaries in the Jenin camp and trying to present them as heroes resisting the occupation,” the party added.