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Palestinians dream of returning home after West Bank camp raids

Families uprooted from the Tulkarem refugee camp say they want to go home, while a continuing conflict leaves any return date unannounced; officials have set none.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:55 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Tulkarm — Photo: Mohammad Hijjawi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Al Jazeera: “Palestinians dream of returning home after Israel raids West Bank camps”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:55 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Palestinians, West Bank, Israel.
BBN covered this story before: Israeli forces raid Palestinian NGOs and hospital in occupied West… (October 13).

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Al JazeeraPalestinians dream of returning home after Israel raids West Bank camps

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn the West Bank this morning, Palestinians displaced from the Tulkarem refugee camp say they dream of returning home after Israeli raids on camps there.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAl Jazeera reports that families left their homes during the raids and that many do not know when, or whether, they will be allowed back.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the people who lived there are waiting on a decision made by people who do not.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is the heart of it, Hank.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDisplacement is measured in rooms and keys and neighbors, and the reporting from the camp is about exactly that.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is a continuing conflict story, and there is no announced date for any return.