Tulkarm Camp (Arabic: مخيم طولكرم), is a Palestinian refugee camp north of the West Bank in the city of Tulkarm, established in 1950 on 0.18 km² by the UNRWA. It is the second largest refugee camp in the West Bank, as well as one of the most densely populated. The camp was severely affected during the

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by incursions, arrests, raids and curfews. Incursions still take place, though on a more irregular basis. In 2013, the health centre was reconstructed with project funds amounting to US$1.7 million. Tulkarm camp has four UNRWA schools.

History

In 1950, the Tulkarm Camp was established by UNRWA in the city, comprising an area of . Most of the refugees who resided in the camp came from

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and Haifa. Today it is the second largest Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank. During the early months of

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on 26 April 1989 Izam Omar Hasan, aged 8, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers. On the same day Samar Muhammad Manid, aged 9, was shot in the eye with a plastic bullet. He died 5 days later. In March 1990, responding to questions from a member of Knesset, Minister of Defence Yitzak Rabin stated the army was active in Tulkarm at the time of the deaths and that in the case of the 9-year old the Military Police Investigation was continuing; in the case of the 8-year-old an officer was reprimanded for firing five

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breaking operational orders, but it could not be established if he killed the boy because no autopsy was carried out. On 31 May Muhammad Hamadan, aged 8 months, was shot dead by soldiers while being carried by his mother in Tulkarm refugee camp.B'Tselem information sheet update 1 June 1989. p4. also refers to Samar Manid/Mara'i
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References

Populated places established in 1950 Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank Tulkarm Governorate {{Palestine-geo-stub