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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/07/israel-thwarts-palestinian-authoritys-planned-refugee-camp/
Israel Thwarts Palestinian Authority's Planned Camp for Displaced Residents in Samaria
(Israel Hayom) Hanan Greenwood - Israel has blocked a Palestinian Authority plan to establish a new camp in Samaria to house those displaced from northern West Bank refugee camps. Initial earthwork had already begun at the site. Israeli security officials were concerned that it would evolve into a massive terrorist center and concentrate all terrorist forces from northern Samaria into a single compound dangerously close to central Israel, creating the very danger that security forces have been working to prevent for many months. The IDF has been conducting an operation for the past four months aimed at eliminating massive terror cells that had established themselves in the Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur al-Shams camps. Due to the intensive military activity, residents who lived in these areas have relocated throughout the West Bank. In recent days, the IDF has demolished 100 buildings in the Nur al-Shams and Tulkarem camps to create transportation routes that will allow security forces to reach any location quickly and effectively. Creating new transportation corridors in these small and densely populated camps transforms them from fortified complexes into relatively accessible neighborhoods. For many years, Palestinian Authority security forces have feared to enter these camps.