Residents of the Jenin refugee camp are picking up the pieces after the biggest incursion by Israel’s military into the occupied West Bank in two decades.
JENIN, West Bank — Residents of the Jenin refugee camp were picking up the pieces Thursday after the biggest incursion by Israel’s military intoA thin layer of black ash coated large swaths of the area after Israel launched airstrikes and sent hundreds of troops into Jenin to crack down on Palestinian militants and destroy weapons following a series of attacks on Israelis.
Some feared more raids after the offensive launched Monday left 12 Palestinians dead. The Islamic Jihad claimed four of the fatalities as its fighters while Hamas claimed a fifth, according to Reuters. Israeli officials said as far as they were aware, no civilians had been killed.Matt Bradley / NBC News
Videos posted on social media appeared to show angry residents of Jenin hurling stones at the Palestinian Authority police headquarters after the Israeli military’s withdrawal. “Jenin was to be a safe haven. It no longer is a safe haven,” he said. “This is just the first step. It’s by no means the last action that we will take.”
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