Israeli warplanes bomb Jenin in occupied West Bank
The Israeli military launched an air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues on the ground report a commander with the Jenin Brigades, the cross-factional Palestinian armed resistance group based in the camp, was killed in the attack.
The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement two people were also injured, describing their condition as stable.
قصف إسرائيلي يستهدف مخيم جنين بالضفة الغربية#حرب_غزة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/jvKhhDLHxW
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) May 17, 2024
Palestinian child shot in occupied West Bank
The incident took place during a raid by Israeli forces in the town of Beit Ummar, Wafa news agency reports. Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas against residents, it said.
Israeli incursions in the occupied West Bank have intensified since the war on Gaza started on October 7. More than 8,700 Palestinians have been arrested over the past seven months.
Israeli forces arrest Gaza workers during West Bank raids
The Israeli military has arrested workers from Gaza in the town of Barta’a, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. The men were “severely beaten” during their arrest inside a residential building, according to Wafa.
Israeli raids have been reported in other locations across the occupied West Bank, including:
- The town of Hableh, south of Qalqilya
- The town of az-Zawiya, west of Salfit
- A man was injured by shrapnel after Israeli forces stormed the village of Urif, south of Nablus
- Israeli forces were targeted with a homemade explosive device during their storming of the town of Burqa, northwest of Nablus
◾️ مصادر محلية: جانب من اقتحام الاحتلال لسكن لعمال من غزة والاعتداء عليهم بالضرب المبرح خلال اعتقالهم في برطعة غرب جنين. pic.twitter.com/JE7flRmAYr
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) May 17, 2024
Israeli warplane and helicopter launched missile strikes on Jenin: Military
Israel’s military has confirmed that a fighter jet and a military helicopter took part in the missile attack on Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, which killed one person and injured eight others.
The deceased was identified as Islam Khamaysa, a reported commander with the Jenin Brigades – a cross-factional Palestinian armed resistance group based in the camp. Israel’s military released grainy, night-vision footage of the air strike, which appeared to involve two missiles fired at a building in the densely populated refugee camp.
According to the military, Israel’s domestic security service, the Shin Bet, provided “intelligence guidance” for the air strike on the refugee camp. The slain Palestinian fighter was responsible for several attacks, it added.
قصف إسرائيلي يستهدف مخيم جنين بالضفة الغربية#حرب_غزة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/jvKhhDLHxW
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) May 17, 2024
Translation: Israeli bombing targets Jenin camp in the West Bank.
At least 505 people killed in Jenin area since October
The target of an Israeli strike in the Jenin refugee camp appears to be an armed fighter. We know that at least one person was killed and eight others injured. The target has been identified by locals in the area as a fighter named Islam Khamaysa from the Jenin battalion, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, who was wanted by the Israeli military.
The house that was hit was in the centre of this very densely populated camp. All those inside are thought to have been Palestinian resistance fighters. Videos show ambulances rushing to the scene and people being brought to the hospital. They show the deceased on a gurney as well.
Drones and jets have been used increasingly as part of Israel’s military operations in the occupied West Bank, with this at least the third airstrike in the last several months, including one in October.
The Jenin area has had the highest number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank since the war on Gaza began with 505.
