Displaced Palestinians in Tulkarem struggle to survive after camp demolition
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Hakim Mar’i, a Palestinian laborer from Tulkarem, is unable to work or afford medical care after Israeli forces demolished his family home and emptied the refugee camp. His family faces mounting debts and possible eviction from a dilapidated apartment. The Israeli military razed the Mar’i home to build a road through the camp.
Key Facts
- Hakim Mar’i sustained a debilitating leg injury while working as a laborer inside Israel in 2019.
- The Israeli military razed the Mar’i family home to build a road through the now-emptied Tulkarem refugee camp.
- Mar’i’s family was first displaced in 1948 from al-Khudayra, the Arabic name for Hadera, a city in Israel.
- Mar’i said he has considered taking his life several times over the past year and a half due to mounting debts and eviction threats.
Displacement and Demolition
Hakim Mar’i’s family was first displaced in 1948 from al-Khudayra, the Arabic name for Hadera, a city in Israel. The family built a four-storey home in the Tulkarem refugee camp, adding floors over generations. Israeli forces forced the family from the camp and later razed the home to construct a road through the emptied camp. Mar’i’s mother, Salwa, wept when recalling the destruction of the house, saying, “Seeing it destroyed was really painful for us – all of us.”
Medical and Financial Hardship
Mar’i’s leg injury, sustained while working inside Israel in 2019, has developed severe infections and left him unable to work. The wound worsened after Israeli soldiers severely beat him during the family’s forced removal from the camp. Diabetes and other untreated conditions have compounded his health problems, but he cannot afford medical care. Mar’i said his family faces mounting debts and another eviction, and he has considered taking his life several times over the past year and a half.
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