Overview
- Bulldozers leveled 25 residential structures in the Nur Shams camp on Wednesday, with AFP and AP documenting the demolitions on the ground.
- The Israeli military said Central Command chief Major General Avi Bluth ordered the action for a “clear and necessary operational need,” citing recent finds of weapons and explosives.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz said operations in Nur Shams, Tulkarm and Jenin have been effective, claiming an 80% drop in what he calls terrorist activity and saying troops will remain to prevent regrouping.
- Human Rights Watch’s satellite analysis found at least 850 structures demolished or heavily damaged across the northern camps over the past year, with AP reporting tens of thousands displaced.
- Local representatives say many residents cannot return, with a Nur Shams committee member reporting more than 1,500 camp families still uprooted before this latest round.