During a recent raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have tragically taken the lives of three Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. This incident is part of Israel’s escalating attacks in the region.
The victims have been named as Ibrahim Taher Muhammad al-Saadi, 21; Issa Nafez Jallad, 17; and Uday Ayman Marei, 24, as reported by the director of Jenin’s government hospital to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Wissam Bakr, the hospital director, mentioned that 15 others were injured and have been transported to various hospitals, including Jenin’s al-Razi and Ibn Sina Hospital.
During the raid, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) attended to eight wounded individuals, with five sustaining gunshot wounds and two injured by shrapnel.
The al-Quds Brigades, the armed branch of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, confirmed that their fighters were involved in “violent clashes” near the Jenin refugee camp.
Reports from Wafa indicated that a convoy of Israeli army vehicles, accompanied by bulldozers and Apache attack helicopters, entered the area.
Israeli army tanks from special forces destroyed local vendors’ stands and targeted the main electrical transformer, causing a power outage in the camp.
A bulldozer manoeuvres during an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Raneen Sawafta/Reuters]
According to reports, hospitals were surrounded, and emergency services were hindered from reaching the injured. Additionally, at least two individuals were detained.
Israeli army raids are a common occurrence in the city and its neighboring camp.
Violence in the West Bank has been on the rise for over a year, particularly following Israel’s recent deadly assault on Gaza on October 7.
Since October, Palestinian officials have reported that at least 530 Palestinians have lost their lives in the West Bank due to Israeli soldiers or illegal settlers.
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