Tubas witnessed a large-scale military operation by 'Israeli' forces, referred to as the “Five Stones Operation" named after the five towns included in the area.
Tubas suffers economic collapse as 'Israeli' siege deepens
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- 'Israeli' military attacks and settlement expansion inflict heavy economic losses in Tubas.
- Prolonged curfews deepen humanitarian pressure on more than 70,000 residents.
Tubas governorate in the northeastern West Bank faced escalating economic damage and humanitarian strain amid an intensified 'Israeli' military attack and expanding settlement activity, according to local officials and emergency committees.
Economic losses mounted
Local authorities said agricultural losses were estimated at about $1.35 million over four days, while infrastructure damage reached another $1.35 million in Tubas city, Tamoun, and Al-Far’ah refugee camp. Agricultural activity across the governorate, often described as the food basket of Palestine, was largely paralyzed.
Rehabilitation and debris-removal efforts were suspended after renewed incursions and curfews restricted access to farmland, roads, and public facilities.
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Settlement expansion tightened control
Northern Jordan Valley areas became increasingly isolated as 'Israeli' settlement expansion continued. Officials reported the presence of six military camps, 10 permanent settlements, and eight settlement outposts across the area.
Plans for a new settlement road linking Ein Shibli to Tayasir were expected to confiscate more than one thousand dunams of land. Local officials said the project would also place about one hundred eighty thousand dunams, nearly half of Tubas governorate, under new restrictions, describing the move as a practical implementation of annexation.
Humanitarian pressure intensified
More than 70,000 residents were subjected to prolonged curfews and severe movement restrictions. Essential services were disrupted, and access to workplaces, schools, and medical facilities was sharply limited.
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Emergency committees said they worked to provide urgent medical care, chronic disease medications, infant formula, and basic food supplies. While strategic food stocks remained available, reaching besieged and high-risk areas proved difficult.
Hospitals operated under emergency measures
The Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, which served the governorate and surrounding areas, came under growing pressure. Emergency plans were activated to reinforce medical staffing, upgrade operating rooms, and secure advanced ambulance services to meet rising needs.
“These measures were necessary to maintain services under siege conditions”, a hospital official said.
The developments unfolded during a wide-scale 'Israeli' military attack known as “Five Stones”. Tubas was placed under tight siege, with repeated incursions, road closures, troop deployments in residential areas, and reported aerial landings.
The renewed assault followed an earlier withdrawal that came after days of raids, arrests, and extensive damage to civilian property and infrastructure.
