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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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| Watch: Video shows smoke rising over Jenin and clashes on the streets | |
| Watch: Video shows smoke rising over Jenin and clashes on the streets | |
| The Israeli army has launched a massive military operation on the Jenin camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. | The Israeli army has launched a massive military operation on the Jenin camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. |
| It started with multiple drone strikes. Videos published on social media showed smoke rising from a residential block. | It started with multiple drone strikes. Videos published on social media showed smoke rising from a residential block. |
| The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least three Palestinians were killed and more than 20 others wounded in the ongoing raid. | The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least three Palestinians were killed and more than 20 others wounded in the ongoing raid. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they were striking "terrorist infrastructure in the Jenin area". | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they were striking "terrorist infrastructure in the Jenin area". |
| "We will not stand by 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 stand by idle while terrorists continue to harm civilians using Jenin Camp as a hideout," they said, adding that the camp was a "terrorist stronghold". |
| The Jenin Battalion, a military umbrella that includes armed men from Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, said: "We will fight the occupation forces until the last breath and bullet, and we work together and unified from all factions and military formations." | The Jenin Battalion, a military umbrella that includes armed men from Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, said: "We will fight the occupation forces until the last breath and bullet, and we work together and unified from all factions and military formations." |
| The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least three Palestinians were killed in the strikes | The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least three Palestinians were killed in the strikes |
| 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". |
| Palestinian ambulance driver Khaled Alahmad said: "What is going on in the refugee camp is real war." | Palestinian ambulance driver Khaled Alahmad said: "What is going on in the refugee camp is real war." |
| "There were strikes from the sky targeting the camp, every time we drive in around five to seven ambulances and we come back full with injured people," he told Reuters. | "There were strikes from the sky targeting the camp, every time we drive in around five to seven ambulances and we come back full with injured people," he told Reuters. |
| 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. | 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. | 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 |