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Israel undercover forces kill Palestinian child after he discovers operation in Jenin

Undercover Israeli Special Forces killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy when he saw them sneaking into the Jenin refugee camp during an operation, making it the latest arbitrary execution of a Palestinian by Occupation forces this year. In a report yesterday by Defence for Children Palestine (DCIP), the Palestinian sector of Geneva-based Defence for Children International (DCI), Rafat Omar Ahmad Khamayseh left his grandfather’s house in the northern West Bank’s Jenin […]

22 September 2023

International

The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) takes a stand against the ongoing attacks in Jenin

By Kouthar Sambo Following the ongoing recent attacks on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, a vigil for Jenin was organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in Promenade, Sea Point, yesterday. The aim was to commemorate the cold-blooded genocide committed by the Israeli occupation forces who continue to launch airstrikes on innocent Palestinians. PSC's Usuf Chikte said the attacks are highly relatable as the youth in Jenin […]

10 July 2023

International

UN slams Israel’s use of ‘advanced military weaponry’ in Jenin

The violence in the occupied West Bank “risks spiralling out of control”, according to the United Nations human rights chief who condemned Israel’s use of deadly force in a raid in the Jenin refugee camp that killed at least seven Palestinians, including children. Israeli forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp on Monday to arrest two suspects. What followed was a 20-year first: the use of helicopter gunships in the occupied West Bank, with the gunships pummelling […]

23 June 2023

International

West Bank: 14-year-old Palestinian killed in Israeli raid on Jenin

A 14-year-old Palestinian was fatally shot during an Israeli raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to medical officials. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Qusai Radwan Waked was hit by Israeli gunfire during the raid. He was shot in the belly and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Two other Palestinians were also injured, medical sources told Reuters. An Israeli army spokesperson said they […]

13 February 2023

International

US seeks facts from Israel on Jenin raid that killed nine Palestinians

The US State Department's top official for the Middle East has said Washington is seeking information from Israel after its forces killed nine Palestinians during a raid on Thursday in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin. In a briefing to reporters ahead of a trip to the region by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Barbara Leaf said US officials are seeking to understand what happened in the incident and urged de-escalation, describing the civilian casualties […]

27 January 2023

International

2 Palestinians killed, 4 injured in Israel raid in Jenin

At least two Palestinians were killed and four injured in an Israeli raid carried out in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank yesterday. A Palestinian man died at the scene and five people were injured, one seriously, after occupation forces used live rounds during the raid on Jenin, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It was noted that 28-year-old Farouk Jameel Hassan Salameh, who was taken to […]

4 November 2022

International

Palestinian teenager fatally shot by Israeli forces in Jenin

INTERNATIONAL A Palestinian teenager was killed overnight by Israeli forces during an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday. Salah al-Buraiki, 19, died after being shot in the neck, the ministry said in a statement, adding that three other Palestinians were also wounded. Palestinian sources said that Israeli forces raided several buildings and deployed snipers on their rooftops, leading to confrontations […]

21 October 2022

International

West Bank: Israeli raid kills Palestinian boy in Jenin

INTERNATIONAL A 17-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli forces on Saturday during a raid on the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry announced. The ministry identified the boy as Amjad al-Fayed and said he was shot by Israeli troops in the neck and chest. It also said an 18-year-old was wounded with a live bullet to the abdomen and his condition is critical. Two […]

21 May 2022

International

West Bank: Israeli troops kill Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist during Jenin raid

INTERNATIONAL Israeli forces shot and killed a senior Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent during an army raid on Wednesday in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Qatar-based news channel and Palestinian Health Ministry said. Wearing a press vest, Palestinian Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was shot in the head during her coverage of the incursion and was transferred to Ibn Sina hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Another journalist, Ali Asmoadi, an Al Jazeera producer, was wounded by a gun […]

11 May 2022

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