The Palestinian Health Ministry says 12 Palestinians were killed and 141 injured, with 20 in critical condition. The Israeli Defense Forces reported one soldier was killed.
People stand by rubble and the remains of a destroyed vehicle outside a mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, July 5, 2023, after the Israeli army declared the end of a two-day military operation in the area.Israel withdrew its forces from the Jenin refugee camp just after midnight Wednesday, ending the largestThe Israeli operation -- which included drone airstrikes, hundreds of special forces and tanks -- lasted 48 hours, leaving fatalities and scenes of earthquake-like destruction.
In a speech at the U.S. Embassy's July 4th celebration in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called militants in the Jenin refugee camp, "the most legitimate target on the planet: people who want to annihilate our country." People attend the funeral of 10 Palestinians killed during the Israeli airstrikes and raids over Jenin Refugee Camp in Jenin, West Bank on July 5, 2023.Meanwhile, Israeli officials are hailing the operation a success. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement, "we have intercepted weapon production lines and confiscated thousands of explosive devices. We have demolished dozens of weapon manufacturing sites, hideouts and labs for the production of explosive devices.
A man runs for cover after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas during an ongoing military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, July 4, 2023.The Israeli leader indicated the IDF may replace its nightly arrest raids in Jenin with less frequent, but longer sweeps of the area lasting a few days at a time.
The assailant was a Palestinian from a village near Hebron with no criminal record, according to Israeli authorities. Israel's defense forces responded with airstrikes on what it called a Hamas rocket manufacturing site.The residents of the camp, home to 18,000 Palestinians, expressed anger and shock at the level of destruction wrought by the IDF. Thousands who fled the violence returned home Wednesday to a neighborhood turned upside down.
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