Tulkarm or Tulkarem is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian cities of Nablus and Jenin to the east. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2017 Tulkarm had a population of 64,532. Tulkarm is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
An Israeli checkpoint is a barrier erected by the Israeli Security Forces, primarily today part of the system of West Bank closures in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The checkpoints are, according to Israel, intended to enhance security of Israel and Israeli settlements. Israeli checkpoints may be staffed by the Israeli Military Police, the Israel Border Police, or other soldiers.
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories is a unit in the Israeli Ministry of Defense that tasked with overseeing civilian policy in the West Bank, as well as facilitating logistical coordination between Israel and the Gaza Strip. It operates in collaboration with Israeli governmental and defense officials. COGAT operates under the authority of Israel's Minister of Defense and is led by a Major General who is part of the General Staff of the IDF. Presently, Major General Ghassan Alian holds this position.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health manages healthcare in the West Bank.
Maysara Ahmed Mohammed Abu Hamdia (2013) was a fighter in the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Martyr Yasser Arafat Governmental Hospital or Salfit Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in the Salfit city, West Bank, Palestine. Followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It was built in 2004 and was opened in 2006 and has 50 medical beds. It employs 200 staff, including a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory technician, radiologist and others.
Jericho Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in the Jericho city, West Bank, Palestine. Followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It was built in 1998 and has 54 beds. It employs 187 staff, including a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory technician, radiologist and others.
Beit Jala Governmental Hospital or Al-Hussein Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in the Beit Jala city, West Bank, Palestine. Followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It was built in 1955 and has 131 beds. It employs 363 staff, including a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory technician, radiologist and others.
Rafidia Surgical Hospital is a government hospital in the Nablus city, West Bank, Palestine. Followed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It was built in 1976 and has 200 surgical beds. It employs 628 staff, including a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory technician, radiologist and others.
Princess Alia Governmental HospitalorHebron Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in the Hebron city, West Bank, Palestine. It is managed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It was built in 1957 and has 237 beds. It employs 596 staff, including a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory technician, radiologist and others.
Mohammad Hossam Abdel Latif Habali was a 22-year-old mentally disabled Palestinian who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on 4 December 2018 in Tulkarm, a city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near the 1967 boundary between Israel and the West Bank. Witnesses report that Habali was killed by Israel Defense Forces, and the IDF has not disputed the cause of death.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. On 2 March 2020, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case in Jordan.
Abd al-Sattar Tawfiq Qasim al-Khader was a Palestinian writer, thinker, political analyst, and academic. He was born in the town of Deir al-Ghusun in Tulkarm Governorate and died in Nablus. Qasim was a professor of political science and Palestinian studies at An-Najah National University in Nablus. He is known for his positions rejecting the settlement with Israel and critical of the Palestinian Self-Government Authority.
The Ministry of Health is the ministry responsible for the public health of citizens and residents of the State of Kuwait and for drawing up the health policy plan in Kuwait. It was established in 1936, and is now headed by Dr. Ahmad Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi.
The Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital was built and equipped by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA). In 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Islamic University of Gaza approved the establishment of a training and research hospital in the Gaza Strip. The construction of the Palestine-Turkey Friendship Hospital began in 2011. It was completed in 2017 at a total cost of 70 million US dollars. During the 2023 war, the hospital ran out of fuel. Gaza health officials reported that it shut down on November 1. The hospital director also stated that the hospital was hit in an Israeli strike.
Jihad Maharaj Ibrahim Abdul Wahab Shehadeh was a Palestinian military commander and co-founder of the Tulkarm Battalion. He was one of Israel's most wanted, as he was accused of directing and carrying out a series of shootings at IDF forces at Israeli military checkpoints.
The Tulkarm Brigade or Tulkarm Battalion is an armed Palestinian militant group which is affiliated with various Palestinian political factions. The Tulkarm Brigade appeared first in March 2022 in the Palestinian city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, and is based in the city of Tulkarm and its camps. The battalion was established in late 2021 as a group for the Al-Quds Brigades, although it became independent in March 2022 with its founder Saif Abu Labdeh. Many fighters from Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades joined this group, and in early 2023 many Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades members joined the battalion under the name "Rapid Response Group" founded by Amir Abu Khadijeh.
On 26 July 2024, the security forces of the Palestinian Authority encircled the Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, allegedly attempting to arrest Mohammed Jaber aka "Abu Shujaa", the leader of the Tulkarm Brigade who was hospitalized inside. Clashes between the security forces and West Bank militias broke out in Tulkarm as a crowd of Palestinian civilians arrived at the hospital aiming to break the alleged siege, marking a significant escalation of the typically more muted conflict between the Palestinian Authority and local militant groups. The confrontation took place amidst the backdrop of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and its spillover into the West Bank.
In late July 2024, a significant escalation of violence between the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian militants and protestors erupted in various areas in the West Bank. The unrest began after Palestinian Authority security forces encircled a Tulkarm hospital on 26 July and allegedly attempted to arrest a militant leader who was hospitalized inside.
