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SvennoJ on 31 August 2024
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No aid, medics entering Jenin during raid

The raid in Jenin is continuing. There have been several gun battles or exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters. Videos emerging from the refugee camp show extensive damage, including to a mosque.

Palestinian residents continue to plea for access to food, water and paramedics, all of which are being obstructed. Residents of the refugee camp have pretty much no access to outside help.


Smoke rises next to an armoured vehicle during an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, August 31


Paramedics struggling to make contact with Jenin camp

Jenin is a ghost town. All of the shops are closed. Nobody is leaving their homes.

We’re right outside the refugee camp and we’ve been hearing exchanges of gunfire and loud explosions for the past 40 minutes. Israeli military jeeps and armoured personnel carriers have been zooming in and out of this area, leaving skidmarks on the road.

We are having difficulty getting information from inside the camp, as have paramedics. Telecommunications have been obstructed. There is no electricity. It’s difficult to ascertain whether there are people injured or not.

Paramedics have told me this is the most difficult assault on Jenin they’ve seen in a very, very long time.


Residents flee Jenin camp as Israel’s West Bank assault continues

Tensions continue to remain high in Jenin. We have seen residents from the refugee camp fleeing their homes. We have been hearing exchanges of gunfire and loud explosions coming closer to the entrance of the camp, where we are located.

Paramedics tell us they are trying to access an injured boy who was shot in the head. There are also reports of at least two men’s bodies lying on the street without moving as the camp remains isolated on the fourth day.


Ambulance shot at in Jenin: PRCS

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says Israeli forces have fired at one of its ambulances in Jenin, where a violent raid has reportedly caused Palestinian casualties and cut off electricity and telecommunications.

The ambulance was hit, PRCS says, despite its entry being coordinated ahead of time.

Since October 7, PRCS medics have been repeatedly targeted while on the job in the occupied West Bank, with at least 22 of them killed, according to the organisation.


‘This is not Gaza. This is Jenin’: Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK

Husam Zomlot has posted a video on X from Israel’s siege on Jenin in the occupied West Bank. He wrote, “Israel’s occupation army invaded, killing and injuring dozens and destroying homes and infrastructure.”