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Palestinian resident of the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams carries his family photo while evacuates his home ahead of planned demolitions by Israeli security, 06.05.2025

Video. Families flee Nur Shams refugee camp as Israel plans more demolitions

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Mattresses strapped to car roofs, families fled the Nur Shams refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, ahead of a planned wave of demolitions.

Israeli forces have already razed 120 homes, with 20 more targeted in the latest military operation, according to Nihad al Shawish, the head of the committee in the camp.

The offensive has displaced tens of thousands, including long-established Palestinian communities in Tulkarem and Nur Shams.

In Masafer Yatta, bulldozers tore down a Bedouin village, citing illegal construction in a military zone. The demolitions took place in an area where radical Israeli settlers are expanding a network of outposts in the area.

Palestinians say the settlers operate with the tacit consent of the Israeli state, which carries out home demolitions and rarely prosecutes settlers for instances of violence against Palestinians.

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