Israeli Forces Blow Up Residential Building Amid Siege In Tulkarm Refugee Camp

Israeli forces detonated a residential building inside the Tulkarm refugee camp amid an ongoing siege that has lasted 439 consecutive days.

“Photo: Occupation vehicles continue their movements in the Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarem, January 20, 2026”

Association France Palestine Solidarité

The Israeli army issued demolition notices targeting 104 houses and buildings in the camp on June 30, 2025.

Association France Palestine Solidarité

The governor of Tulkarm called the plan a continuation of systematic demolition and forced displacement.

More than 30,000 residents have been displaced from the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams camps since January 2026.

Israeli bulldozers began demolishing 25 residential buildings in the Nur Shams camp, displacing about 100 families.

The Israeli army described the demolitions as an operational need within ongoing counter-terrorism activities.

Radio-Canada

UN estimates indicate more than 1,460 buildings in the three camps have been destroyed or severely damaged.

The Israeli army began paving wide roads to allow unobstructed movement of military vehicles.

More than 1,500 families in Nur Shams alone are still displaced.

“An 'operational need,' according to Israel”

Sud Ouest

Local committees filed urgent petitions with Israel's High Court, but the court rejected them.

The Israeli army has converted seized houses into military outposts and sniper positions.

The operations are erasing the camps and the refugee question itself.