Associated Press: The West Bank is homeless .. The raids are displaced thousands and closed the doors of shelters – the seventh day

Today, Wednesday, the American “Associated Press” news agency highlighted the Israeli raids recently intensified on separate areas of the occupied West Bank in a way that forced tens of thousands of Palestinians to displace internally from their homes, as well as from most temporary shelter centers.

The agency told – in the context of a field report prepared by its correspondents in the West Bank – the story of one of the Palestinian families that the Israeli forces forced her to leave her home during a military operation, but after the family found shelter in a wedding hall, they were asked to leave again .. The 52 -year -old family, the agency, said to the agency’s correspondent provided that it is not revealed to her identity for fear of revenge: “We do not know where We will go.

The agency stated that this Palestinian woman is one of more than 1500 displaced people in the northern city of Tulkarm and its surroundings, they were expelled from schools, youth centers and other places because those in charge of her needed her .. The number of displaced people in other areas such as Jenin who face the same pressure was not clear.

Many said that they do not have another place they go to, especially after the Israeli forces destroyed many homes .. As for the Palestinian Authority – which suffers from financial hardship and runs parts of the West Bank – they have no lot to advance .. And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinian Refugees “UNRWA”, which is the largest provider of aid in the occupied territories, is struggled to meet the increasing needs in the sector Gaza, in light of the Israeli restrictions imposed on its operations.

“Associated Press” indicated that nearly 40,000 Palestinians were displaced from their homes in January and February, in the largest wave of displacement in the West Bank since Israel occupied the region in the 1967 war.

Israel claims that these operations are necessary to eliminate militancy, despite the exacerbation of violence strongly by the Israeli settlers .. The Associated Press continued that the Israeli raids led to the evacuation and destruction of many urban refugee camps in the northern West Bank, such as Tulkarm and Nour Shams, which were harboring the descendants of the Palestinians who fled or expelled from their homes in previous wars … The forces will remain in some camps for a year.

Currently, those who are able to live with their relatives or rent apartments, while the poor resorted to public buildings .. With the end of the holy month of Ramadan, many are required to leave.

The agency quoted the governor of Tulkarm Abdullah Kamil as saying: “This is a big problem for us, as schools cannot be used for the displaced because of the presence of students in it, at the same time, we suffer from a lack of financial resources.”

Displaced .. But it is not clear when it will arrive. “
The goddess of a Palestinian house said that the Israeli forces gave the family seven minutes to pack their luggage when they expelled them from Nur Shams camp in early February, and they left the back of back bags and a white flag to indicate that they are not a threat.

Palestinians who resorted to Tulkarm and their surroundings said that they were feeling abandoned by them and confirmed that most of the aid they were receiving, such as food and clothes, came from the local community during the month of Ramadan, which is the season of increasing alms .. But now, this aid was cut off.

Likewise, “Associated Press” highlighted that the Israeli repression in the West Bank led to the loss of tens of thousands of their jobs, and they could no longer work in the arduous jobs in Israel with higher wages, which increased the difficulty of renting rare accommodations .. And the story of Iman Bashir, a citizen working on a Palestinian farm near her home in the village of Nour Shams, and assured the agency that since her escape, she has become a daily walk to a place Her work is very far .. The 64 -year -old was among dozens of people who were forced recently to leave another wedding hall .. She is now sleeping on a mat in another crowded building.

Bashir said that the soldiers who raided her house stole about 2000 dollars, which were money that she saved for more than a decade to teach her children while an Israeli army spokesman said that the army prohibits stealing or destroyed civilian property and destroyed them and the soldiers are held accountable for what he described as “exceptional” violations .. The army added that the militants are fighting and grow explosives in residential areas and that the soldiers occupy homes Sometimes to fight them.

On the other hand, relief organizations said that some of the displaced people live in incomplete buildings without appropriate clothes, cleanliness, mattress, or the possibility of obtaining health care .. Nicholas Babakriestomo, the emergency coordinator in the northern West Bank of MSF: “It is difficult to find a safe and clean place … the size of the displacement exceeds our ability.”

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