The Israeli aggression in the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp has escalated as Israeli occupation forces continue their deadly raid, resulting in the deaths of two young Palestinian men and the shooting of a child. The brutal onslaught has been ongoing for consecutive days, with more than 20 Palestinians killed in the northern area.
Israeli occupation forces are forcing Palestinian families to leave Jenin refugee camp during house raids, where they are also demolishing and vandalizing property while brutalizing the residents. pic.twitter.com/H7fPbQgCZf
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According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, Mohammad Amin Talal Abdullah, 19, and Amjad Mustafa Ibrahim Saleh, 23, were killed by Israeli soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp. The bodies of the two slain men were confiscated and their whereabouts remain unknown.
Israeli forces obstruct the work of ambulance crews and search patients as they head to Jenin Governmental Hospital. pic.twitter.com/a2CPqgULfK
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In addition to the fatalities, a child was shot in the head with live ammunition and had to be rushed to a hospital for treatment, as confirmed by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). The siege on Jenin city and its camp has intensified with additional reinforcements, including bulldozers and front-end loaders.
Reports indicate that Israeli forces have been conducting a large offensive in the northern occupied West Bank, targeting cities such as Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas from both the ground and air. The forces have detained citizens, used them as human shields, and destroyed vital infrastructure, leaving the city of Jenin in shambles.
The director of public relations and media in Jenin Municipality, Bashir Matahin, reported that 70% of the city’s streets had been destroyed by bulldozers. Water, sewage, communication, and electricity networks were also impacted, with commercial stalls at the central vegetable market being burned down.
On Saturday evening, the Israeli occupation soldiers injured an unspecified number of Palestinians in a violent raid and armed settlers also attacked cars near the city of al-Khalil (Hebron) in southern West Bank.
Media sources said several Israeli occupation military jeeps invaded the al-Arroub refugee camp north of al-Khalil and fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades, causing scores of Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.
In Halhoul town north of al-Khalil, a group of Israeli settlers from the Karmie Tzur illegal colony attacked many cars and caused damage.
Elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, Israeli occupation soldiers on Saturday night shot a Palestinian teenager with a live round in the back in the Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus.
The PRCS reported that its crews dealt with a 17-year-old who was shot in the back, with the medics treating the wounded before transferring him to a hospital in Nablus.
The teenager was shot after many Israeli military vehicles, accompanied by an armored bulldozer, invaded the refugee camp and destroyed infrastructure, leading to protests.
The latest fatalities brought the tally of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas governorates since the dawn of Wednesday to 22.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
