Six killed in West Bank as Israeli troops clamp down
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday, adding to a growing toll from one of the largest operations seen in the West Bank in years. Another man, who was wanted over previous incidents, was […]
Israel clears another refugee camp as squeeze on West Bank tightens
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli troops demolished houses and cleared a wide roadway through the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, in a weeks-long operation against militant groups that has forced tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes. The operation, during a fragile ceasefire in Gaza that has halted fighting there […]
West Bank Palestinians fear Gaza-style clearance as Israel squeezes Jenin camp
Jenin, West Bank Reuters Israeli bulldozers have demolished large areas of the now virtually empty Jenin refugee camp and appear to be carving wide roadways through its once-crowded warren of alleyways, echoing tactics already employed in Gaza as troops prepare for a long-term stay. At least 40,000 Palestinians have left their homes in Jenin and […]
Israel sends tanks into West Bank, tells troops to ready for “extended” stay
Jenin, West Bank/Jerusalem Reuters Israel sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years on Sunday as it ordered the military to prepare for an “extended stay” to fight Palestinian militant groups in the area’s refugee camps. The move came as a fragile ceasefire in Gaza hit new […]
Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank refugee camps
Jerusalem Reuters Tens of thousands of Palestinians living in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank have left their homes as a weeks-long Israeli offensive has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in the heavily built up townships, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli forces began their operation in the refugee camp in the northern West […]
Israeli military blows up buildings in West Bank refugee camp
Ramallah, West Bank/Jerusalem Reuters The Israeli military blew up buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday in an operation that the Palestinian state news agency said levelled around 20 buildings. Footage capturing the demolitions showed a series of simultaneous explosions in the densely populated camp. Smoke rises after an […]
Palestinian teen among five killed in Israeli airstrikes on West Bank, health ministry says
Ramallah, West Bank/Jerusalem Reuters A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was among five killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, as a large-scale Israeli military operation there looks set to continue for a third week. The Israeli military began raiding the city in the northern West […]
Israeli troops to remain in Jenin refugee camp, defence minister says
Jenin, West Bank/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli troops will remain in the Palestinians’ Jenin refugee camp once the large-scale raid they launched last week is complete, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday as a crackdown in the occupied West Bank extended into a second week. Hundreds of Israeli troops backed by helicopters, drones and armoured vehicles […]
Residents leave homes in Jenin as Israeli West Bank raid continues
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Hundreds of Jenin residents left their homes on Thursday, prompted by messages from drones fitted with loudspeakers, witnesses said, as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a major operation in the West Bank city. The operation, involving large columns of vehicles backed by helicopters and […]
Israeli minister says army applying lessons from Gaza in West Bank operation
Jerusalem/Jenin, West Bank Reuters Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday forces were applying lessons learned in Gaza as a major operation continued in Jenin, which the military said was aimed at countering Iranian-backed militant groups in the volatile West Bank city. A military spokesperson declined to give details but said the operation was “relatively similar” […]