At least five Palestinians and dozens more were killed of Others were wounded when Israel launched a massive offensive military Raid supported by drone strikes, on Jenin, occupied West Bank in in early time hours on Monday.
the sounds of Gunfire and explosives were heard throughout city hours After the strike, drones were clearly heard overhead, the Jenin brigades were armed group based on in The city’s largest refugee camp, he said, is clashing with Israeli forces.
at least six Drones can be seen flying over the city And the camp next door is crowded area It houses about 14,000 people in less than half Square kilometers.
“What happens on in refugee camp real A Palestinian ambulance driver, Khaled Al-Ahmad, said. “There were blows from sky We target the camp every time drive in We got about five to seven ambulances back full with injured people. “
The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed at least five people killed and wounded 27 in Jenin and killed another man in the city of Ramallah after being shot in the head at a checkpoint.
Israeli military It claimed that its forces targeted A building which served as a command post for Jenin Brigades in Western Bank.
until last month when I got pregnant out strike on June 21 near Jenin, Israel military Drone strikes were not used in West Bank since 2006.
apparent scale of Monday raid, with the participation of a force Described as “brigade-sized”—indicating around 1,000-2,000 soldiers—emphasize Jenin place in the last in Israel strategy To rein in armed groups including Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah.
But increased violence can happen trigger A broader response from the Palestinians, drawn in groups in Gaza Strip, the coastal enclave controlled by Hamas.
Resistance will be met enemy And defend the Palestinian people And eat options open to strike enemy and respond to its aggression on A statement by the Islamic Jihad movement in Jenin said, ” group in Gaza.
Protests flared up in Embryo
With the onset of daylight on Monday in Dense embryo black Smoke from the burning tires set Demonstrators set bonfires, and residents took to the streets as they called support The demonstrators rang out from the speakers in The mosques.
Spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described the operation as “a new war crime against isolated us people. “
Israeli military targeted claim building It served as an “advanced observation and reconnaissance post”, as well as a coordination and communications center for armed groups.
It provided an aerial photograph showing what it said was the target and which it points to building hit It was near two schools and a medical center.
just days ago last In a monthly drone strike, the military used helicopter gunships during a raid that killed five Palestinians.
Violence escalated in Western Bank over the past 15 months caused mounting international Warning, with regular army raids in cities like Jenin A series of deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis, agitating crowds of Jewish settlers against Palestinian villages.
Israel seized the West Bank, which the Palestinians see as the core of a future Independent country, all along with East Jerusalem and Gaza in 1967 war in the Middle East. decades later of conflict, US-brokered peace talks have been frozen since 2014.
