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| Israeli strikes on Palestinian Jenin camp in West Bank | Israeli strikes on Palestinian Jenin camp in West Bank |
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| A picture from a week ago shows barricades blocking the main street of the Jenin camp | A picture from a week ago shows barricades blocking the main street of the Jenin camp |
| The Israeli army has launched a massive military operation on the Jenin camp in the northern West Bank. | The Israeli army has launched a massive military operation on the Jenin camp in the northern West Bank. |
| It started with multiple air strikes. Videos published on social media showed smoke rising from a residential block. | It started with multiple air strikes. Videos published on social media showed smoke rising from a residential block. |
| The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least one Palestinian was killed and another seriously wounded in an air strike carried out by an Israeli plane. | The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least one Palestinian was killed and another seriously wounded in an air strike carried out by an Israeli plane. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they were striking "terrorist infrastructure in the Jenin area". | |
| "We will not standby idle while terrorists continue to harm civilians using Jenin Camp as a hideout," they said, adding that the camp was a "terrorist stronghold". | "We will not standby idle while terrorists continue to harm civilians using Jenin Camp as a hideout," they said, adding that the camp was a "terrorist stronghold". |
| Dozens of armed, masked Palestinians were deployed in the alleys of the camp. | Dozens of armed, masked Palestinians were deployed in the alleys of the camp. |
| Ahmed Zaki, a resident of the camp, told the BBC that "columns of Israeli army vehicles penetrated the outskirts of the camp from several streets". | Ahmed Zaki, a resident of the camp, told the BBC that "columns of Israeli army vehicles penetrated the outskirts of the camp from several streets". |
| Last month, the Israeli military killed at least six Palestinians during a raid into the Jenin camp, the first time in years that it has used attack helicopters in the West Bank. | |
| Seven Israeli soldiers and border police officers were wounded in that attack. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
| Israel | Israel |
| West Bank | West Bank |