Israeli troops stormed over 50 homes in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp
Israeli troops launched a massive, several hour raid into the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, beginning on the evening of Wednesday 24 May and lasting all the way up until the early morning hours of Thursday.
At least 13 Palestinians were injured with live ammunition by Israeli forces, while at least 14 were detained.
“A large force of the occupation army stormed the camp from several directions and deployed on the rooftops of the houses in the camp, and raided more than 50 homes, including the homes of the governor of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, Jihad Abu al-Assal, and his sons,” local sources told WAFA news agency.
“The occupation forces fired bullets and gas bombs at Palestinian youths as well as houses, resulting in the injuring of 13 young men with live bullets in the lower body parts,” the sources added, with the director of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) in Jericho, Eid Brahma, confirming the arrest of at least 14.
One of the injured Palestinians is reported to be in serious condition, according to WAFA.
The Israeli forces “surrounded the house of a citizen and fired missiles” at it, the news agency adds. Entrances to the camp were blocked by troops, and ambulances were prevented from reaching the injured.
The troops were confronted with heavy gunfire from Palestinian resistance fighters in the camp. The clashes were ongoing for over two hours.
At around dawn, the Israeli troops began to withdraw from the camp after several hours.
This raid comes as Israel has been waging a brutal war against the resistance in the occupied West Bank, launching almost daily raids into different cities and detaining scores of Palestinians.
These indiscriminate raids target resistance fighters, but civilians and unarmed residents of refugee camps are very frequently killed or injured.
The resistance in the occupied West Bank, particularly in Nablus and Jenin, has grown in an unprecedented manner, and constantly launches operations against settlers, soldiers, and army checkpoints.
As a result, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is continuously pushing to expand this already brutal raid policy into a wide-scale military operation in the West Bank.
Filed under: "Israel", Palestine | Tagged: Aqabat Jaber battalion, Israeli Brutal Aggression, Jenin city, Jericho, Nablus, Occupied W Bank, Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees, Palestinian Resistance factions, Palestinian youth generation, Police Minister Itamar Ben Gvir |
UPROOTED PALESTINIANS: SALAM ALQUDS ALAYKUM 