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(July 3, 2023 / JNS)
The Israel Defense Forces began a major counterterror operation in Jenin in the early hours of Monday, including the entry into the Samaria city of significant ground forces.
“IDF forces are currently encircling the refugee camp from all directions as part of a ‘brigade-level’ operation,” said IDF Spokesperson R. Adm. Daniel Hagari. “We have no intention of occupying the refugee camp, and this is not an operation against the Palestinian Authority. We will create a sequence of operations in the northern part of the West Bank,” he added.
An Israeli soldier from the elite Duvdevan undercover unit was lightly wounded during the operation from grenade shrapnel, the IDF said. He was evacuated to a hospital for treatment and subsequently returned to the field.
According to the IDF, seven Palestinians had been killed as of Monday morning. The Palestinian Health Ministry raised its death toll to eight as of the early afternoon.
The IDF arrested more than 20 people during the operation.
The assault in Jenin began with an attack on a terrorist command center that was deliberately placed among UNRWA facilities such as a school and a food distribution center.
The site was the “unified headquarters of the factions in the Jenin refugee camp and the operatives of the ‘Jenin Battalion,'” the IDF said in a statement.
Initial Palestinian media reports said the site had been struck from the air by drones. The IDF statement did not confirm the reports, however, according to Israeli media some 15 airstrikes had been conducted by Israel as of Monday morning, with “limited” clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen.
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The Israel Defense Forces began a major counterterror operation in Jenin in the early hours of Monday, including the entry into the Samaria city of significant ground forces.
“IDF forces are currently encircling the refugee camp from all directions as part of a ‘brigade-level’ operation,” said IDF Spokesperson R. Adm. Daniel Hagari. “We have no intention of occupying the refugee camp, and this is not an operation against the Palestinian Authority. We will create a sequence of operations in the northern part of the West Bank,” he added.
An Israeli soldier from the elite Duvdevan undercover unit was lightly wounded during the operation from grenade shrapnel, the IDF said. He was evacuated to a hospital for treatment and subsequently returned to the field.
According to the IDF, seven Palestinians had been killed as of Monday morning. The Palestinian Health Ministry raised its death toll to eight as of the early afternoon.
The IDF arrested more than 20 people during the operation.
The assault in Jenin began with an attack on a terrorist command center that was deliberately placed among UNRWA facilities such as a school and a food distribution center.
The site was the “unified headquarters of the factions in the Jenin refugee camp and the operatives of the ‘Jenin Battalion,'” the IDF said in a statement.
Initial Palestinian media reports said the site had been struck from the air by drones. The IDF statement did not confirm the reports, however, according to Israeli media some 15 airstrikes had been conducted by Israel as of Monday morning, with “limited” clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen.
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Israel launches major counterterror operation in Jenin - JNS.org
There is no intention to occupy the Samaria city or confront the Palestinian Authority, says IDF spokesman; several Palestinians killed, Israeli soldier wounded.
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