Israeli army continues deadly raid in Jenin, two more killed in West Bank

Israel’s Iron Wall run targets Palestinian occupied territory aft Gaza ceasefire, intensifying West Bank operations.

Israel’s deadly raid successful Jenin has entered its 3rd day, with its forces besides progressively targeting Palestinians crossed the occupied West Bank.

Two Palestinian men were killed overnight successful attacks by Israeli forces successful Burqin, taking the decease toll to 12 crossed Jenin governorate successful the archetypal 2 days of large-scale raids.

The raids are portion of Israel’s Iron Wall run crossed the Palestinian occupied territory, launched conscionable days aft a ceasefire successful Gaza.

Palestinian quality web Al Quds Today reported Muhammad Abu al-Asaad and Qutaiba al-Shalabi were killed successful “an equipped clash with the concern forces that lasted for respective hours”.

The Israeli subject confirmed the killings connected Thursday, claiming that the 2 were affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and were wanted for carrying retired the shooting onslaught successful the colony of Funduq successful the Qalqilya governorate earlier this month, which killed 3 Israelis and injured six.

Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs said Israeli forces person refused to merchandise their bodies.

Palestinian quality bureau Wafa reported that Israeli forces progressive successful the killings surrounded a location successful Burqin, and fired shots and missiles astatine it earlier razing it to the crushed utilizing a bulldozer.

Hassan Sobh, Burqin’s mayor, was quoted arsenic saying successful the study that Israeli soldiers utilized women arsenic quality shields during the attack.

On Wednesday, the Defence for Children International Palestine (DCIP) reported that a 16-year-old, Motaz Imad Mousa Abu Tabeekh, was changeable dormant by Israeli forces.

According to the Ramallah-based organisation, helium was 1 of the 7 Palestinian minors killed successful Israeli attacks crossed the occupied West Bank this year. Four of them had been killed by Israeli drone attacks and 3 were changeable dead.

‘Collective punishment’

The Jenin exile camp, acceptable up by UNRWA successful 1953 to accommodate displaced Palestinians, is simply a hub for Palestinian absorption groups operating nether the umbrella of the Jenin Brigade and has agelong been a focal constituent for Israeli subject incursions.

Israeli subject spokesperson Nadav Shoshani claimed that the raid connected the camp was aimed astatine countering “hundreds of violent attacks, some successful Judea and Samaria [the occupied West Bank] and the remainder of Israel”.

The attacks connected Jenin are conscionable 1 constituent of Israel’s intensified operations successful the West Bank, which the Palestinian Authority (PA) says are aimed astatine “gradually annexing” the territory.

Recent Israeli raids crossed the West Bank include:

• Shu’fat campy successful Jerusalem
• Sa’ir, northbound of Hebron
• Barham, northbound of Ramallah
• Rammun, eastbound of Ramallah
• Birzeit, northbound of Ramallah
• Beita, southbound of Nablus
• Azzun, eastbound of the metropolis of Qalqilya
• Qalqilya

The abrupt uptick successful settler attacks and Israeli subject operations has frightened Palestinians successful the occupied territory, who judge they could present look the aforesaid destiny arsenic their compatriots successful Gaza.

Residents person besides reported a important summation successful Israeli checkpoints and delays crossed the territory.

Speaking to Al Jazeera from Bethlehem, Palestinian researcher and activistic Hamza Zubiedat said the concern successful the occupied territory has go “catastrophic”.

“By isolating and cutting the Palestinian villages and cities from each other, it means nary much doctors, nurses, teachers, adjacent transporting the goods and fruits and vegetables from 1 spot to another.

“It means much poorness and suffering for the Palestinian people,” helium said.

Zubiedat said Israel was carrying retired “a continuous annexing process” with the enactment of the Trump administration, with the caller United States president having already lifted sanctions imposed connected much than 30 Israeli settler groups and entities by his predecessor.

Elise Stefanik, President Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations, told US senators connected Tuesday that Israel had a “biblical right” to the West Bank.

In response, Farhan Haq, spokesperson for the UN chief, told Al Jazeera, “The aboriginal of that of the West Bank, Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories arsenic a full needs to beryllium dealt with done negotiations betwixt the Israeli and Palestinian authorities.”

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