In a dramatic escalation of its ongoing assault on Tulkarm, Israeli forces have issued demolition orders for 106 Palestinian homes in a single day—marking a grim turning point in what local officials and residents describe as a campaign of forced displacement and ethnic cleansing.

The orders, affecting both Tulkarm and the Nour Shams refugee camp, were accompanied by red-marked maps and delivered with only 24 hours’ notice for families to evacuate. This comes amid the 96th consecutive day of Israeli military operations in the area, including 83 uninterrupted days of aggression in Nour Shams.

Governor Abdullah Kamil condemned the move as an “unprecedented war crime,” highlighting the unbearable toll on families already besieged, displaced, and traumatised. Bulldozers and tanks have turned once-thriving neighbourhoods into zones of rubble and silence. Over 25,000 people have now been forced from their homes, many for the second or third time in their lives.

Palestinian institutions, popular committees, and civil society groups have called for urgent international intervention, urging the United Nations and human rights organisations to uphold their responsibilities and stop what they describe as a systematic, racist war against civilians.

The atmosphere in Tulkarm is one of relentless fear. Homes are raided, belongings destroyed, residents forcibly evicted, and entire neighbourhoods repurposed into military outposts. Families are scattered, infrastructure obliterated, and hopes for stability increasingly remote.

Yet amid the chaos, voices across Tulkarm and Nour Shams continue to call for unity, dignity, and resilience in the face of destruction—refusing to surrender their right to live freely on their land.