Israeli Occupation Forces Commence Withdrawal from Jenin Following Operation Marked by Raids and Clashes
Israeli occupation forces have initiated their withdrawal from the city of Jenin (in the northern West Bank) after conducting a military operation which involved raids, detentions, and confiscation of funds.
This Thursday morning, the army of the occupying forces resumed their incursions into cities, towns, and camps across the West Bank, with their military operations primarily concentrated in the city and refugee camp of Jenin, where armed confrontations with Eastern Jenin district resistance fighters erupted.
According to eyewitnesses, the occupation forces stormed Jenin and its camp from several axes, besieged multiple neighborhoods, and deployed drones in the city's skies. Clashes and armed confrontations with Palestinian resistance fighters ensued, and sounds of explosions were heard in various neighborhoods.
The occupation forces launch smoke bombs during their withdrawal from Jenin
— AJA Palestine (January 11, 2024)
Razing of the Site Where Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Was Martyred
The Israeli occupation's military bulldozers willfully razed several streets in the camp, destroyed properties, and the army conducted assaults on Palestinian homes, searching, sabotaging contents, and conducting field interrogations with dozens of citizens, according to eyewitnesses.
The site where colleague Shireen Abu Akleh was martyred, located in the Hay Al-Hadaf at the entrance of the Jenin camp, was also razed by the Israeli occupation forces.
Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that the occupation forces, using bulldozers and armored vehicles, demolished the wall and the carob tree by which colleague Shireen had fallen at its trunk. They also destroyed her photos affixed to the wall and the stone memorial commemorating her name and the date of her martyrdom.
Video footage circulating on social media showed the detonation of a locally made explosive device on Israeli military vehicles in the eastern district of Jenin.
A vehicle belonging to the occupation forces targeted by an explosive device in Jenin followed by clashes between Palestinian youths and the occupation forces
— AJA Palestine (January 11, 2024)
Occupation forces had also stormed the town of Ya'bad southwest of Jenin, amidst intermittent clashes with resistance fighters, resulting in a Palestinian youth being shot by the occupying troops during the incursion. He was transferred to Jenin Government Hospital for treatment.
Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces forcibly opened the doors of several commercial establishments in the town of Ya'bad.
Raids on Cities and Towns in the West Bank
Twelve Palestinians were injured in clashes that erupted following the occupation forces' incursion into the city of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
Local sources told Al Jazeera that the occupation forces raided homes in Nablus, destroying household contents and carrying out an arrest campaign among the youth.
In Jerusalem, local sources stated that the occupation forces stormed the Ain Al-Louza neighborhood in the town of Silwan in Jerusalem, subjugating the youths to searches during the operation.
Moreover, the occupation forces conducted overnight raids into several cities, towns, and camps across the West Bank, notably the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank, as well as the cities of Al-Bireh (central) and Qalqilya (north) and the Aqbat Jaber camp near Jericho in the east. The raids also included the Deheisheh camp in Bethlehem, where the occupation forces stormed the residences of several citizens.
Since the outbreak of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7, 2023, the occupation army has intensified its military operations in the West Bank, escalating the frequency of incursions and raids on cities, towns, and camps, resulting in the martyrdom of 342 Palestinians, injuring about 3,950, and the arrest of 5,780, according to official sources.
