Israel’s military and intelligence service said a “series of operations” will be carried out in Jenin as the Zionist regime fights a “multi-front war” that has now shifted to the occupied West Bank.
As humanitarian aid trucks continue to surge into Gaza, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that Palestinians returning to their homes in the war-torn enclave will find most of them destroyed or uninhabitable.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 47,283 Palestinians and wounded 111,472 since October 7, 2023.
Jenin Deputy Governor Mansour al-Saadi said Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the refugee camp could be a “repetition of what happened in the northern Gaza Strip, a systematic campaign of extermination”.
Speaking to the Anadolu news agency, al-Saadi said Israeli forces have blockaded the four entrances to the city of Jenin and the camp, preventing entry and exit.
He warned that the ongoing demolition of buildings and houses in the center of the camp indicates that Israeli forces plan to carry out a large-scale invasion, Al Jazeera reported.
The UN’s top humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, told the Security Council that up to 1 million children in Gaza are in need of mental health support for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts after enduring nearly 15 months of Israeli bombardment.
While the briefing was on the plight of children in Gaza, Fletcher also turned his attention to the West Bank.
Fletcher told the Council that Israeli actions combined with restrictions put in place by the Palestinian Authority have left more than 2,000 families displaced in the Jenin refugee camp.