‘Israeli forces took over my home and then they set it on fire’

Nasser Faratawi holds a darkened silicone flower and Ramazan Fener, who is sung by choosing the charred remains of the popular party shop in Tulkarm in the north of the West Bank, which is occupied.

On the upper floor, on the three floors of his family’s luxury apartments, graffiti is drawn on the walls – including penis drawings in a living room and his daughter’s bedroom.

Expensive furniture was broken or thrown out of the window, decorated decorations were torn, each page of the Qur’an is torn and rotten now smells of food.

“They came and they destroyed me,” Nasser says to me. “Everything is seen to be destroyed because I live in this city – because I am from Palestinian.”

On March 3, the Israeli army came to Faratawi property and gave an hour and a half to leave the family. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) took over the building while doing a major operation in the refugee camp in the Tulkarm refugee camp.

“They took it as an army base and lived it as a hotel for three and a half months, and then set on fire,” says Nasser, Nasser still does not trust what happened.

While watching from a distance, he saw a fire in his warehouse and shop on June 11 – that the locals allowed the cars to be decorated for weddings.

Nasser, “It was very difficult for me to see my job burned. Everything I’ve been working for over 30 years.” The neighborhood remained a closed military zone and was only allowed to return at the beginning of this month.

Asked about the situation of the property, the Israeli army told the BBC that “no cars are aware of the units” and a complaint about the incident “was presented and examined.

The IDF statement continued: “The destruction of civil ownership by soldiers is contrary to the IDF values. As a rule, events that deviate from IDF orders and values ​​will be examined, examined and handled by the commanders.” Morality did not comment on graffiti.

The world’s interest focused to a great extent, as the attacks on the Gaza Strip triggered the brutal war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. However, in the West Bank, tensions, Israeli -settler attacks and Israel’s military operations said that the Palestinian militants also took rockets.

The UN says that more than 900 Palestinians have been killed by IDF action and settlers in the West Bank. At the same time, more than 60 Israelis were killed in the reported attacks of Palestinians or armed conflicts in the West Bank and Israel.

During Great Israel operations, Palestinian houses are routinely used as temporary military bases and inquiry centers and indicate the necessity of IDF security.

“In order to find and disassemble terror infrastructures in the roots of the Israeli Army, the Israeli army must operate for the IDF for different times from the houses in the region, depending on operational needs and field conditions.” He said.

He says that he acts according to international humanitarian law and has taken measures to minimize the impact on civilians as much as possible “.

In the last two weeks of June, during the war of Israel, the UN’s Humanitarian Office (OCHA) took over 267 Palestinian houses of Israeli troops during a few hours from several hours to several days. An early estimate said that more than 1,300 people were affected, OCHA had “returned to their homes to destroy their property in most cases.”

When the Israeli army moved, when they defined them as “terror castles”, three were built at the beginning of the year, in the urban refugee camp-genin, Nur Shams and Tulkarm-Mulkler were taken over. In total, approximately 40,000 people had to leave the camps and about 30,000 did not return.

You can easily look at the Tulkarm refugee camp from Nasser’s house from a balcony on the upper floor. Like a ghost town that is still displaced with 10,600 people living there. Israel has created new ways during the camp – divided it into separate areas.

UNRWA, the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 150 houses have been destroyed in Tulkarm. He says that there are more than 1,400 destruction order between the start of Israel’s Iron Wall Operation in January and July throughout the West Bank.

UNRWA is now supporting the refugees in private accommodation in and around Tulkarm. He founded a temporary health center and schools and started online training for students.

Israeli Defense Minister said the army will stay in three refugee camps by the end of the year.

Nasser Faratawi is wondering how to renew him as he returns to his house. It estimates that their total loss is up to $ 700,000 (£ 520,000; 600,000 €). He may complain to Israeli officials, but the past evidence shows that it is not likely to receive any compensation.

The Palestinian authority, which ruled the parts of the West Bank and based on foreign donors, was used to help pay repairs caused by Israeli military attacks. However, he is currently suffering from so much cash that he cannot pay full salaries to public workers.

When the shop is destroyed and the stock is destroyed, Nasser has no income and concern that Nasser can no longer support his son and daughter who studied medical education in Egypt. It appeals to receiving help from international organizations.

“I am an ordinary person, a businessman, or he says. “I love peace. I’ve never had a gun in my house before. I didn’t have a problem with the Israeli army. I want peace and I want to live in peace, but they don’t want peace.”