For the 24th consecutive day, Israeli soldiers have continued their aggression in the city of Jenin and Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. This ongoing assault has resulted in the deaths of 25 people, numerous injuries, and extensive destruction of infrastructure and property.
Mansour As-Saadi, Assistant Governor of Jenin, reported that Israeli soldiers have demolished about 120 homes in the Jenin refugee camp and destroyed properties in the neighborhoods of Al-Damj, Aloub, Al-Bashr, Al-Hashashin, and Jouret ath-Thahab.
He further mentioned that the occupation forces have forced around 20,000 residents to evacuate the Jenin refugee camp, effectively depopulating it.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army continues to bring in military reinforcements and bulldozers to the city and its surroundings.
Media sources stated that Israeli soldiers are still carving out new streets and roads within the camp.
Photos from the Al-Damj neighborhood display signs posted by the Israeli army along the streets, with names in Hebrew, indicating newly expanded or opened streets.
In related developments, teams from Jenin Municipality, in coordination with the governorate and private companies, have managed to rehabilitate the street leading to Jenin Governmental Hospital.
This street has been repeatedly destroyed by Israeli bulldozers amid the ongoing aggression.
Dr. Wisam Bakr, Director of Jenin Hospital, noted that the hospital continues to face a water shortage due to the damaged water networks.
He added that medical staff encounter difficulties accessing the hospital due to the bulldozed street, and the hospital departments are functioning at minimal capacity because citizens are afraid to approach the hospital, which is frequently surrounded by Israeli military vehicles.
Murad Khamaisa, a paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), explained that medics and civil defense teams face numerous obstacles entering the Jenin refugee camp and transporting the injured, as Israeli soldiers hinder their access.
Ambulances also struggle to navigate the completely destroyed and bulldozed streets. As a result, ambulance crews are using small carts to transport the injured, particularly in heavily damaged neighborhoods.
On Wednesday, three residents were injured by Israeli gunfire in the Jenin refugee camp, one of whom was a 50-year-old man.
Another injury was reported following an assault; Palestinian Red Crescent Society medics evacuated a child from the al-Jalama military roadblock after Israeli soldiers detained and assaulted him.
Israeli soldiers also abducted a resident from the eastern neighborhood after invading a building, along with several other individuals, including Zakariya Al-Ghoul from Jenin.
Israeli occupation soldiers remain deployed in the Al-Marah neighborhood within the city, with a drone overhead, while military vehicles are stationed on the road between Jenin and the town of Arranah, northeast of Jenin. They have detained residents’ vehicles, inspected their IDs, and invaded the town of Arraba, south of Jenin, sweeping through its streets.
According to detainees’ advocacy organizations, the number of abducted and detained individuals in Jenin has reached 110, with this figure expected to rise as the Israeli military aggression continues.
