Palestinian death fees in Jenin, West Bank climbed to 10 while Israel continued to be the largest military practical for years in occupied lands for a second day on Tuesday.
the military The raid forced thousands to flee homes like government She said it hit the Jenin refugee camp at the center of violence”with great power.”
The raid was launched under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hard-Yemen government targeted the northern region city of Jenin, armored vehicles, army bulldozers, and drone strikes.
tuesday morning, shops has been closed in embryo with A little bit people on Streets littered with Burnt rubble and barricades from the previous day’s fighting.
An AFP correspondent said that drones were flying over our heads.
In the city refugee camp – urban community that was home to 18,000 people Several streets were destroyed up Leaving broken electric cables, oil and pools of It appears that the water after the passage of an Israeli bomb-proof bulldozer.
The Israeli army authorized the raid in Jenin lasted on Tuesday night. with forces working to “neutralize” an underground entrance he allegedly used store Explosives in refugee camp.
Prior to this operation, it was to Israel already Has stepped up up raids in Northern West Bank, which has recently experienced a wave of floods of attacks on Israelis as well as Jewish settlers, violence targeting Palestinians.
Since then, Israeli-Palestinian violence has worsened last year It escalated further during the Netanyahu era coalition government That includes far-right allies.
“In the last “Five years, this is the worst raid,” said Qassim Benijader, a nurse in the hospital morgue, pointing out that many patients. with Gunshot wounds and injuries caused by explosives.
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Army spokesman Daniel Hagary told reporters that the Israeli forces “did not intend to stay in Camp “but” we are preparing for the more dangerous situation ” of prolonged fight.
a total of 10 people They were killed and another 100 wounded, 20 of The Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
A wounded Israeli soldier evacuated by a military helicopter.
since start of Operation is about 3000 people have fled homes in Deputy Governor in Jenin camp of Kamal Abu Al-Rub told AFP in Jenin that arrangements are underway made to house they in schools and other shelters in Embryo city.
in the dark of a monday night, women They carried the youngest children While the elderly move their possessions in the streets.
“I saw them bring bulldozers into the camp, they were destroying buildings… people’s homes. “
said the army soldiers The militants exchanged fire in a mosque in In the camp, weapons and explosives were later found found in the building.
Mahmoud Hawashin, a camp resident, predicted, “If there is more Palestinian bloodshed will be there more Israeli bloodshed.
United nations says Jenin campone of the highest rates of Unemployment and poverty” among the West Bank camps military Water and electricity operations were disrupted to “wide areas” of He. She.
Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told reporters that the attack hit Jenin.with great power.”
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry described the escalation as “an open war.” against the people of Embryo “.
embryo area It is nominally under the control of the Palestinian Authority headed by Mahmoud Abbas, which has partial administrative control in Western Bank.
Open ruling party declared a general strike effect private Business and other sectors, which saw all PA employees remain home.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “Profound concernedAbout violence, he called for respect of international A Humanitarian Law spokesperson said in a permit.
Neighboring Jordan has raised similar concerns and called on the UAE to “immediately stop”. of Frequent and escalating campaigns against Palestinian people. “
Türkiye. in Meanwhile, he said, he was deep concerned about the new Wave of violence in the region He urged the Israeli authorities to act with common sense and stop such actions.
But the United States defended its ally Israel, saying it had the right to defend it people.
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The League of Arab States is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss “Arab mobilization to confront Israel.” attack on Embryo “.
On Monday, the army said it had bombed an alleged “joint operations centre”. of a group The Jenin Brigade was called a weapons depot, a “surveillance and reconnaissance” site, and a bunker.
And in the besieged Gaza Strip, demonstrators burned tires near the border fence with Israel.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since the Six-Day War of 1967.
With the exception of East Jerusalem, which was annexed, the area is now home for about 490,000 Israelis in Settlements that are illegal under international Law.
Philistines who seeking their own independent state, want Israel withdraws from all the lands it has captured in 1967 and the dismantling of all Jewish settlements.
But Netanyahu vowed to “strengthen the settlements” and showed no interest in Reviving moribund peace talks since 2014.
At least 187 Palestinians and 25 Israelis one Ukrainian and one Kill this Italian yearaccording to an AFP tally compiled from official Sources from both sides.
The numbers compare with At least 200 Palestinians and 26 Israelis were killed across Israel and the Palestinian territories in everyone of 2022, which was the deadliest in Seven years for Palestinians.
