Since November 2025, the residents and displaced families during the Iron Wall operation in February 2025 protest against ongoing military operations, destruction, and restrictions preventing their return to Nur Shams refugee camp .

More than 10,500 people displaced from Nur Shams camp by mid-May 2025, representing approximately 78 % of the camp’s registered residents (13,519 people total).

More than 12,200 people displaced from Tulkarm camp by mid-May 2025. hrvoices.org

Approximately 22,700+ individuals displaced between the two camps.

Timeline of the protests:

On October 11, displaced Palestinian residents from Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps held a protest in front of the UNRWA headquarters, urging the agency to fulfill its responsibilities and calling on officials to take action to ensure they can return to their homes.

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, residents of Nur Shams refugee camp held a rally calling for their return to homes from which they were displaced over months by Israeli military operations. Dozens, including women and children, participated with banners asserting that displacement is a crime and return is a right. This protest toke place near the Israeli military outpost at Nur Shams entrance, east of Tulkarm (West Bank).

On November 23, Israeli forces detain foreign activists who participated in a protest with local residents demanding the right to return to their homes in Nur Shams camp.

On December 15, 2025, Israeli occupation forces prevented a planned protest by Nur Shams camp residents against a military order to demolish 25 residential buildings inside the camp. Forces blocked the rally and continued demolition and incursion operations in and around Tulkarm and the refugee camps. This protest toke place at the entrance of the Nur Shams camp, east of Tulkarm.