Special envoy to Tulkarem (West Bank)
The center of Tulkarem is a maze of alleys piled up with a whole jumble of cars, stalls, delivery men who make their way through the chaos pushing supermarket trolleys filled with goods.
It is a question of supplying the shops as quickly as possible because the month of Ramadan is approaching and customers are flocking.
Tulkarem has a reputation for being calm, business is good.
Traders are taking advantage of recurring tensions in Nablus and Jenin, the two rebel cities in the northern West Bank where Israeli forces are stepping up incursions against armed groups.
However, the situation is not as peaceful as it seems.
For the past few days, a new situation has threatened the fragile balance of the city.
About two weeks ago, Gamal-Abdel-Nasser Square, located in the middle of this shopping district, was the scene of a scene that made an impression.
When night came, six men in military uniform, the…
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