Westbank:
Thousands mourn Palestinians killed in Israeli raids on Jenin
Μourners carry bodies wrapped in flags during a group funeral of people killed in a raid by Israeli forces in Jenin
‘Every time they come to Jenin, it is destroyed. We live in misery’
Residents of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank are assessing the damage caused by the two-day Israeli army raid, which killed 12 people, including four children.
Black canvas sheets littered the narrow alleyways of the impoverished camp, torn down after providing cover from Israeli drones. Damaged parts from Israeli armoured vehicles were laid out on a main street, adorned with the flag of the Islamic Jihad armed group, AFP reported.
The news agency’s journalists saw dozens of recently damaged buildings in the camp. Some of them have been wrecked while others are less severely damaged. On the roof of one of the damaged buildings, a teenager pointed out where an Israeli sniper had been positioned hours earlier.
Fayza Abu Qutna, 60, said she is tired of Israeli raids on the camp, where she has lived for decades. “Every time they come to Jenin, it is destroyed,” she told AFP. “We live in sadness. We live in misery.”
Palestinian children check a destroyed building in the aftermath of the Israeli raid on Jenin
Eighteen arrested in new occupied West Bank raids
Israeli forces have arrested 18 people across the occupied West Bank since last night, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, bringing the total number of arrests since October 7 to 8,840.
Most of the latest arrests took place in Bethlehem governorate, while others were in Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron and Jericho governorates.
Palestinian children check a destroyed building in the aftermath of the Israeli raid on Jenin
Israeli troops prevent medics from transporting injured person
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society posted footage from surveillance cameras allegedly showing Israeli troops preventing the transport of a wounded person in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin to a hospital.
The video shows paramedics lifting the wounded man onto a stretcher before leaving the room with their hands raised.
A video shows Israeli occupation forces preventing a Palestine Red Crescent ambulance crew from transporting a person wounded by live ammunition in #Jenin, forcing them to leave the injured person and vacate the area. #IHL pic.twitter.com/IFcr8neyo4
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) May 23, 2024
