Amid an ongoing operation in the Nur Shams camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, the military says it accidentally damaged a water line.
“During the IDF’s activity to uncover explosive devices buried under roads in Nur Shams, a water pipe was inadvertently damaged,” the IDF says.
The IDF says other water sources are still available to the residents of Nur Shams.
Additionally, the IDF denies that it has ordered residents of the area to evacuate.
“IDF troops are allowing residents who wish to distance themselves from the combat zones to leave the area safely,” the military says.
Troops are securing routes for civilians who wish to evacuate, but none are being forced to do so, an IDF source adds.
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