Civilians caught in crossfire of Israeli military operation in West Bank's Jenin
Israeli army operation in West Bank’s Tulkarm ‘like a smaller-scale Gaza’
The Israeli military has expanded its operation, dubbed “Iron Wall”, from the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp to Tulkram, further north in the occupied Palestinian territory. The IDF says it has found what it calls terrorist infrastructure in Tulkarm. But residents of the neighbourhood say only families live there, who are being unfairly targeted and inhumanely treated.
Issued on: 03/02/2025
By: FRANCE 24
Issued on: 04/02/2025 -
On January 21, less than 48 hours after a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, the Israeli military launched an operation dubbed "Iron Wall" in Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank. Its stated aim is to destroy armed Palestinian groups operating there. Civilians have been asked to evacuate, but have nevertheless found themselves at the centre of a new warzone. FRANCE 24's Claire Duhamel and Luke Shrago report from Jenin, where they met some of those affected by the conflict.
On January 21, less than 48 hours after a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, the Israeli military launched an operation dubbed "Iron Wall" in Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank. Its stated aim is to destroy armed Palestinian groups operating there. Civilians have been asked to evacuate, but have nevertheless found themselves at the centre of a new warzone. FRANCE 24's Claire Duhamel and Luke Shrago report from Jenin, where they met some of those affected by the conflict.
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Israeli army operation in West Bank’s Tulkarm ‘like a smaller-scale Gaza’
The Israeli military has expanded its operation, dubbed “Iron Wall”, from the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp to Tulkram, further north in the occupied Palestinian territory. The IDF says it has found what it calls terrorist infrastructure in Tulkarm. But residents of the neighbourhood say only families live there, who are being unfairly targeted and inhumanely treated.
Issued on: 03/02/2025
By: FRANCE 24
02:56
Hussein Cheik Ali surveys his abandoned home in Tulkarm amid an ongoing Israeli military operation in the West Bank town. © Screengrab, FRANCE 24
Under drone and sniper threat, Hussein Cheik Ali walks cautiously on a deserted dirt street, sticking close to house walls, to reach a spot where he can see the remains of his home in the West Bank town of Tulkarm.
“I want to go further, but I’m scared. They can see us, there are drones, we can hear them,” said the Tulkarm community leader.
The Tulkarm refugee camp is being targeted in the Israeli army’s ongoing operation, dubbed “Iron Wall”, in the West Bank.
It makes no sense to the Palestinian families living there, many of whom have either fled their homes or live in fear of going outdoors as the deadly Israeli military operation continues.
Ali's sister, Um Samer, lost her son in the Israeli raid and says the latest military operation is the most brutal she has experienced in her hometown.
“This time it was different, more savage, like a smaller-scale Gaza…[there were] soldiers brought from Gaza to carry out the same destruction here in Tulkarm camp,” she said.
A nearby cemetery has been filling up rapidly since the raids began, she added. “Go look at the headstones, there are 108 graves. At the start [of the operation], there was only the grave of my son. Now they are everywhere. They are all youngsters, less than 22 or 23 years old.”
The residents of Gaza may have a brief respite from the fighting since a ceasefire came into effect last month. However, for Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank – where Israeli operations are intensifying – there is little escape from the violence.
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Under drone and sniper threat, Hussein Cheik Ali walks cautiously on a deserted dirt street, sticking close to house walls, to reach a spot where he can see the remains of his home in the West Bank town of Tulkarm.
“I want to go further, but I’m scared. They can see us, there are drones, we can hear them,” said the Tulkarm community leader.
The Tulkarm refugee camp is being targeted in the Israeli army’s ongoing operation, dubbed “Iron Wall”, in the West Bank.
It makes no sense to the Palestinian families living there, many of whom have either fled their homes or live in fear of going outdoors as the deadly Israeli military operation continues.
Ali's sister, Um Samer, lost her son in the Israeli raid and says the latest military operation is the most brutal she has experienced in her hometown.
“This time it was different, more savage, like a smaller-scale Gaza…[there were] soldiers brought from Gaza to carry out the same destruction here in Tulkarm camp,” she said.
A nearby cemetery has been filling up rapidly since the raids began, she added. “Go look at the headstones, there are 108 graves. At the start [of the operation], there was only the grave of my son. Now they are everywhere. They are all youngsters, less than 22 or 23 years old.”
The residents of Gaza may have a brief respite from the fighting since a ceasefire came into effect last month. However, for Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank – where Israeli operations are intensifying – there is little escape from the violence.
Click on the video player above to watch the full report.
Israeli military kills dozens of PALESTINIANS militants in weeks-long West Bank operation
The Israeli military reported Sunday that over two weeks, at least 50 militants were killed in the West Bank, with operations including the destruction of 23 buildings in Jenin refugee camp, identified as terrorist infrastructure.
Issued on: 03/02/2025
FRANCE24/AFP
By: NEWS WIRES
Large deployment
The ministry said that a 73-year-old man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Jenin refugee camp, adjacent to the city.
A 27-year-old was killed also by the Israeli army gunfire in Al-Aroub camp, in the southern West Bank, the health ministry and Palestinian Red Crescent said, confirming his name as Mohammed Amjad Hadoush.
Witnesses reported a "large" deployment of Israeli forces in the morning around the towns of Tubas and Tamun, southeast of Jenin.
An AFP journalist said the army was blocking the exits of the nearby Faraa refugee camp and entering homes, evicting residents. Drones were also visible in the sky.
The army said early on Sunday that a "tactical group" had begun operations around Tamun and uncovered weapons.
It added it was "extending the counterterrorism operation... to five villages".
It also distributed leaflets in Arabic saying the operation was meant to "eradicate armed criminals, the lackeys of Iran".
The Israeli government accuses Iran, which backs armed groups across the Middle East including Hamas in Gaza, of attempting to send weapons and money to militants in the West Bank.
The leaflets warned residents not to approach Israeli forces.
The Israeli military reported Sunday that over two weeks, at least 50 militants were killed in the West Bank, with operations including the destruction of 23 buildings in Jenin refugee camp, identified as terrorist infrastructure.
Issued on: 03/02/2025
FRANCE24/AFP
By: NEWS WIRES
01:42
Smoke billows from the site of several explosions during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin © Mohammad Mansour, AFP
The Israeli military said Sunday that it had killed at least 50 militants during more than two weeks of operations in the occupied West Bank, earlier levelling buildings in Jenin refugee camp in the territory.
"As part of the operation to thwart terrorism... the IDF (military) recently destroyed several buildings in Jenin," the military said in a statement, adding that they "were used as terrorist infrastructure".
The army later said it destroyed 23 buildings in the operation.
An AFP journalist reported thick columns of smoke billowed over the surrounding area following the blasts.
Palestinian official news agency WAFA said Israeli forces "simultaneously detonated about 20 buildings" in the eastern part of Jenin refugee camp, adding that the "explosions were heard throughout Jenin city and parts of the neighbouring towns".
The Palestinian foreign ministry in a statement condemned the Israeli action "to blow up large neighbourhoods", describing the result as a "brutal scene".
The Israeli military launched a major offensive in the West Bank on January 21 aimed at rooting out Palestinian armed groups from the Jenin area, which has long been a hotbed of militancy.
The military said it had "eliminated over 35 terrorists and apprehended more than 100 wanted individuals", referring to action during the operation dubbed "Iron Wall".
"In an advance operation, over 15 terrorists were eliminated in aerial strikes," it added. A military spokesman told AFP that the operation was launched on January 14.
The Palestinian health ministry meanwhile said that the Israeli military killed two individuals in separate incidents in the West Bank on Sunday.
The Israeli military said Sunday that it had killed at least 50 militants during more than two weeks of operations in the occupied West Bank, earlier levelling buildings in Jenin refugee camp in the territory.
"As part of the operation to thwart terrorism... the IDF (military) recently destroyed several buildings in Jenin," the military said in a statement, adding that they "were used as terrorist infrastructure".
The army later said it destroyed 23 buildings in the operation.
An AFP journalist reported thick columns of smoke billowed over the surrounding area following the blasts.
Palestinian official news agency WAFA said Israeli forces "simultaneously detonated about 20 buildings" in the eastern part of Jenin refugee camp, adding that the "explosions were heard throughout Jenin city and parts of the neighbouring towns".
The Palestinian foreign ministry in a statement condemned the Israeli action "to blow up large neighbourhoods", describing the result as a "brutal scene".
The Israeli military launched a major offensive in the West Bank on January 21 aimed at rooting out Palestinian armed groups from the Jenin area, which has long been a hotbed of militancy.
The military said it had "eliminated over 35 terrorists and apprehended more than 100 wanted individuals", referring to action during the operation dubbed "Iron Wall".
"In an advance operation, over 15 terrorists were eliminated in aerial strikes," it added. A military spokesman told AFP that the operation was launched on January 14.
The Palestinian health ministry meanwhile said that the Israeli military killed two individuals in separate incidents in the West Bank on Sunday.
Large deployment
The ministry said that a 73-year-old man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Jenin refugee camp, adjacent to the city.
A 27-year-old was killed also by the Israeli army gunfire in Al-Aroub camp, in the southern West Bank, the health ministry and Palestinian Red Crescent said, confirming his name as Mohammed Amjad Hadoush.
Witnesses reported a "large" deployment of Israeli forces in the morning around the towns of Tubas and Tamun, southeast of Jenin.
An AFP journalist said the army was blocking the exits of the nearby Faraa refugee camp and entering homes, evicting residents. Drones were also visible in the sky.
The army said early on Sunday that a "tactical group" had begun operations around Tamun and uncovered weapons.
It added it was "extending the counterterrorism operation... to five villages".
It also distributed leaflets in Arabic saying the operation was meant to "eradicate armed criminals, the lackeys of Iran".
The Israeli government accuses Iran, which backs armed groups across the Middle East including Hamas in Gaza, of attempting to send weapons and money to militants in the West Bank.
The leaflets warned residents not to approach Israeli forces.
Surge of violence
On Saturday, Israel conducted two air strikes in Jenin, and "struck and eliminated a terrorist cell on its way to carry out an imminent terrorist attack" in Qabatiya, the military said, adding that "two terrorists" were killed.
"After the strike, secondary explosions due to explosives that were inside the vehicle were identified," the military said on Sunday.
Islamic Jihad's military wing confirmed in a statement on Sunday that two of its fighters were killed.
The military said one of those killed had been released from Israeli detention in 2023 as part of the first truce in the Gaza war.
The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday evening that Israeli strikes in the Jenin area had killed five people, including a 16-year-old.
When asked about that strike, the military told AFP it had "struck armed terrorists".
Violence has surged across the West Bank since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023.
Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 883 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the war, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
At least 30 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military raids in the territory over the same period, according to Israeli official figures.
(AFP)
On Saturday, Israel conducted two air strikes in Jenin, and "struck and eliminated a terrorist cell on its way to carry out an imminent terrorist attack" in Qabatiya, the military said, adding that "two terrorists" were killed.
"After the strike, secondary explosions due to explosives that were inside the vehicle were identified," the military said on Sunday.
Islamic Jihad's military wing confirmed in a statement on Sunday that two of its fighters were killed.
The military said one of those killed had been released from Israeli detention in 2023 as part of the first truce in the Gaza war.
The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday evening that Israeli strikes in the Jenin area had killed five people, including a 16-year-old.
When asked about that strike, the military told AFP it had "struck armed terrorists".
Violence has surged across the West Bank since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023.
Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 883 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the war, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
At least 30 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military raids in the territory over the same period, according to Israeli official figures.
(AFP)
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