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Nine Palestinians killed as Israel attacks Jenin refugee camp

Israel invaded the Palestinian town of Jenin on Monday and attacked Palestinians with airstrikes and a ground invasion. Israel's deadly invasion, which included an attack on a refugee camp, was the biggest invasion of a Palestinian city since 2002

Last Edited July 03, 2023 | 10:25 PM

Gulf Times

Jenin is a densely populated area, with more than 15,000 Palestinians living there. At least 8 Palestinians have been killed and more than 50 have been injured.
Israel’s military has launched air raids on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, carrying out an ongoing large-scale attack that involved a missile and the killing of at least eight Palestinians, according to residents and officials.
A ninth Palestinian, 21-year-old Mohammad Hasanein, was killed overnight on Monday by the Israeli army at the northern entrance to the city of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, the health ministry said. At least two dozen other Palestinians were injured in the camp, including many who remain in critical condition.
Residents said Israel launched at least 10 air attacks in Jenin overnight on Monday, sending smoke billowing from the wreckage of buildings. A convoy of dozens of Israeli armoured vehicles also surrounded the refugee camp and launched a ground military operation, causing heavy damage to homes and roads.
The attacks on Monday came amid escalating violence in the West Bank, including the first Israeli drone assault in the area since 2006, increasing military raids on Jenin and northern occupied Palestinian territories and settler attacks in Palestinian villages.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it struck a “joint operations centre”, which served as a command centre for the Jenin Brigades, a unit comprised of fighters from different Palestinian armed groups.