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israeli troops withdraw from jenin; recent actions cause extensive damage

2024-09-07

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according to local palestinian media reports, after ten days of military operations, the israeli army withdrew from the west bank city of jenin in the early morning of the 6th local time.

the israeli army said on the same day that during an operation in the west bank, it destroyed a palestinian armed forces' arsenal and killed more than a dozen palestinian militants.

the palestinian ministry of health said:in addition to causing 39 deaths and more than 150 injuries, the israeli army's operations in the west bank also caused serious damage to infrastructure in many places.

the israeli military issued a statement on the 6th saying that during the operation in the west bank, the israeli army destroyed many military facilities of the palestinian armed forces and killed 14 palestinian armed personnel, including the head of the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) in jenin and the head of the palestinian islamic jihad organization (jihad) in tulkarm. in addition, 30 suspects were arrested. during the operation, the israeli army also destroyed a mosque in jenin, which the israeli army claimed was a weapons depot for palestinian armed personnel. however, the israeli army did not confirm the withdrawal in its statement.

some israeli media quoted sources from the israeli security department as saying that the israeli army's operations in the west bank have not ended and the israeli army will soon return to jenin and other places.

the israeli army has launched a large-scale military operation in the northern west bank since august 28. according to the times of israel, the israeli army's goal is to destroy the organizations of hamas and jihad in jenin, tulkarm and tubas in the northern west bank.

the official palestinian news agency wafa reported on the 6th that the israeli army's actions in the west bank caused most casualties in the jenin area. as of that day, 21 people including children and the elderly were killed in jenin, dozens were injured, and local infrastructure was widely damaged.

palestinian local official kamel abu rub: the israeli army withdrew after 10 days of continuous attacks and destruction of infrastructure (in jenin). after the israeli withdrawal, we have held a meeting to set up an emergency committee health crisis team to develop a (recovery) plan. we have experienced many invasions and destruction before, but this is the most serious one. the destruction is the most extensive and the harm to the local people is the greatest.

jenin residents gradually return to their homes which have been severely damaged

on the 6th, as the israeli army withdrew from the west bank city of jenin, many local people began to return home.

however, people found that the houses they lived in had been severely damaged.

local residents: the israeli army rushed in from outside the house, and now there is nothing here. fortunately, only the house has become like this, not my family. the israeli army attacked everything here, and we don’t know what to do now.

during the israeli military operation, thousands of palestinian residents in jenin were forced to flee their homes. currently, local water and electricity services have not been restored, and about 20 kilometers of roads have been dug and damaged by the israeli army.

local residents:when the israeli army arrived, they started destroying everything with bulldozers. they attacked everything, including vehicles and houses, and they surrounded our house. we have been living in fear for the past period of time, and there is no water or electricity here.