Politics
Netanyahu vows to block court-ordered return of Tulkarem camp residents
October 13, 2026 at 08:30 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 6 hours
Israel's Supreme Court has ordered a timeline for displaced Palestinians' return to northern West Bank camps, while Netanyahu vows to block it.
- The Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the government to provide a timeline for the camps' displaced residents, with November 23 as a deadline.
- Netanyahu said he will not allow Tulkarem camp residents to return, calling them "not residents."
- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich rejected the ruling, urging the government not to implement it over what he called "terror infrastructure."
- UNRWA data in the report states 33,362 Palestinians remain forcibly displaced from the three camps.