For 1st time since 2nd Intifada, Israeli warplane bombs house in Tulkarm of West Bank

CAIRO – 3 October 2024: For the first time since the Second Palestinian Intifada (2000-2005), an Israeli warplane bombed a house in Tulkarm camp, West Bank, killing at least 20 people, so far.

The martyrs of this Israeli massacre include a woman, her husband, and their child, “a whole family erased in the West Bank as the families of Gaza have been.”

Palestinian young people called for marches against the occupation throughout the West Bank, after the horrific massacre in Tulkarm camp.

It has been reported that Israel was using drones to bomb the camp but this s the first time to use a warplane to shell the city. Last year, Israel used warplanes to bomb Jenin and Nablus, said Israeli media.

Over the past year, Israel has persisted in its war in Gaza, killing over 41,600 Palestinians, despite international calls for immediate and lasting ceasefire.

Israeli forces have also killed more than 1,900 individuals and injured over 9,000 others in Lebanon in Israel-Hezbollah cross-border clashes since the beginning of the Gaza war, as per Lebanese government data.

The majority of the casualties took place within the last two weeks, coinciding with Israel's extensive airstrikes throughout Lebanon and the commencement of a ground offensive in the Arab country on Monday. However, the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters carried out several operations and thwarted some Israeli attempts of invading some villages Southern Lebanon and caused several deaths and injuries among Israeli forces.

Israel also launched massive attacks on Houthi-linked targets over the past months and has pledged "painful" response to a recent Iranian missile attack, a step that can trigger a vast regional war.

On Tuesday, Iran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israeli military targets, marking its most substantial military offensive against Israel, and around double the size of a previous Iranian missile attack last April.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said the assault comes in retaliation for the Israeli assassinations of leader of Lebanese Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah near Beirut on Friday and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last July.

Despite international appeals for de-escalation, Israel has persisted in its military operations in Gaza, Lebanon, and against the Houthis in Yemen, heightening concerns of a broader conflict.

Additional Reporting by Amr Mohamed Kandil