Nur Shams
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Historian Benny Morris describes it as having been "a lonely and exclusively Arab area" in early 1936.[5]
During the Mandate period, a British detention camp was situated at Nur Shams.[6]
Nur Shams camp was established in 1952 on 226 dunums. The camp was transferred to Palestinian Authority control in November 1998, after the signing of the Wye River Memorandum and the first phase of further Israeli redeployment.
The two schools in the camp are in poor condition and are listed on UNRWA's priority list for replacement pending securing of funds to carry out the project. A four story Boys' school was constructed in 2004 and has 1035 pupils, the girls' school was constructed in 2001 and has 975 pupils.[7]
In 2023, the IDF entered the camp. In 2025, Israeli military control was established as part of Israel's "Operation Iron Wall".[8]
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References
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- ↑ 2007 PCBS census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p. 108.
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- ↑ Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate
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