Playing with friends, shot dead by Israel: A Jenin boy’s final moments
1 year ago

Playing with friends, shot dead by Israel: A Jenin boy’s final moments

Al Jazeera  

Basil Abu al-Waf’s father, a doctor, raced to the spot near Jenin refugee camp. Jenin, occupied West Bank — Suleiman Abu al-Waf will never forget the “thumping sound” that forever changed his life. Praise be to God.” Basil and Adam, young boys playing in Jenin, were shot dead by Israeli soldiers during the Jenin raid, in which two adults were also killed. “What happened is heavier than the mountains, a feeling that only the parents feel.” Basil’s uncle Hazem Abu al-Wafa, who works in a medical analysis laboratory, describes his nephew as a simple child. “Basil is a child who does not know anything in life except his school, his books, and playing with his friends, like the interests of any other child,” Hazem says.

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Israeli forces kill six Palestinians in West Bank raid
6 months, 1 week ago

Israeli forces kill six Palestinians in West Bank raid

Al Jazeera  

Attack in Kafr Dan near Jenin comes as the Israeli military intensifies its deadly assaults in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed six Palestinians during a raid in the village of Kafr Dan near Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has said, as Israel intensifies its attacks on the territory amid the war …

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians near Jenin: army
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians near Jenin: army

The Hindu  

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian men at a military post near the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the army and Palestinian officials reported. Palestinian authorities in Ramallah identified the two men killed at the military post as Mustafa Sultan Abed, 21, and Ahmed Muhammad Shawahna, 20. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Israeli …

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank hospital raid
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank hospital raid

Al Jazeera  

Hospital says the men were ‘assassinated’. “This morning three young men were martyred by the bullets of the occupation forces who stormed the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin and shot them,” the Ministry of Health in Ramallah said. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford, reporting from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, said: “One can only imagine the terror of the patients …

‘Bold and beloved’: Palestinians mourn teenager killed by Israel
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Bold and beloved’: Palestinians mourn teenager killed by Israel

Al Jazeera  

Milad al-Raee, 16, was shot in the back by an Israeli soldier near the entrance to al-Arroub camp, becoming the 47th Palestinian child to be killed this year. “Milad was greatly influenced by Mateen Dabaya from the Jenin camp,” said Badawi, referring to the 20-year-old local commander of the Jenin Brigades who was killed last year in an Israeli raid. …

Jenin raid is over. Palestinians are left to cope with the trauma
1 year, 5 months ago

Jenin raid is over. Palestinians are left to cope with the trauma

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians sift through the wreckage of their destroyed homes and of their damaged psyches. Israel said the raid was to “clean up” a “haven for terrorists”, but UN experts said the assault constituted collective punishment of Palestinians and may amount to a war crime. ‘The same fear returned in a second’ “This was my third Nakba,” camp resident Afaf Bitawi …

‘Disaster’: Palestinian homes used as Israeli bases in Jenin
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Disaster’: Palestinian homes used as Israeli bases in Jenin

Al Jazeera  

Israeli soldiers used many homes inside the camp as military bases and caused heavy damage to furniture and belongings. It’s a disaster,” the father-of-three told Al Jazeera the morning after the Israeli army withdrew from the camp, just over two days after the attack began. Homes as military bases Like many homes inside the camp, Tahayneh’s house was not only …

‘They can’t break our spirit’: Jenin residents after Israel siege
1 year, 5 months ago

‘They can’t break our spirit’: Jenin residents after Israel siege

Al Jazeera  

Destroyed homes, cars, streets and memorials pepper Jenin refugee camp as Israel pulls out. “They came into our home, they blew up the doors,” the 65-year-old recalled, in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. They kept asking ‘Are there guns?’” For older residents, the siege revived memories of 2002, when Israel launched an enormous days-long attack on …

Israeli attack on Jenin a ‘new war crime’, Palestinians say
1 year, 5 months ago

Israeli attack on Jenin a ‘new war crime’, Palestinians say

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian Authority calls on international community to ‘take serious action’ as Gaza factions organise rally to express solidarity with people of Jenin. Palestinian leaders have called Israel’s largest military operation in Jenin in 20 years a “new war crime” after at least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded. “What the Israeli occupation government is doing in the city of …

Photos: Israel’s deadly air raids on Jenin refugee camp
1 year, 5 months ago

Photos: Israel’s deadly air raids on Jenin refugee camp

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces have launched air raids in the occupied West Bank for a second time in less than two weeks, killing at least five Palestinians and wounding dozens. An Al Jazeera correspondent in the occupied West Bank on Monday said four people were killed in the Jenin refugee camp and a Palestinian man was shot dead in Ramallah. “What is …

Nine Palestinians killed as Israel attacks Jenin refugee camp
1 year, 5 months ago

Nine Palestinians killed as Israel attacks Jenin refugee camp

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s military has launched air raids on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, carrying out an ongoing large-scale attack that involved a missile and the killing of at least eight Palestinians, according to residents and officials. The Israeli military said in a statement that it struck a “joint operations centre”, which served as a command centre …

Palestinians wounded in Jenin raid face long road to recovery
1 year, 5 months ago

Palestinians wounded in Jenin raid face long road to recovery

Al Jazeera  

Jenin, occupied West Bank – Many Palestinians face a long road to recovery after they were wounded when Israeli forces raided the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank last week. The 11-hour raid on June 19 was one of the biggest attacks on the camp since the second Intifada – or uprising – in 2002, with Israeli forces …

‘He was my life’: The people killed by Israeli forces in Jenin
1 year, 6 months ago

‘He was my life’: The people killed by Israeli forces in Jenin

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera spoke to the families of the Palestinians killed by the Israeli army during a violent raid in Jenin on Monday. He left the house at 5:30am when the army first entered to walk to the camp,” 50-year-old Yousif Saqr, Ahmad’s father, told Al Jazeera. “After Omar was killed, Ahmad would wait for the army to raid the camp …

Sixth Palestinian dies after Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp
1 year, 6 months ago

Sixth Palestinian dies after Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp

Al Jazeera  

Amjad Aref al-Jaas, 48, is the sixth Palestinian to die as a result of Israel’s large-scale raid on Jenin on Monday. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – A sixth Palestinian has died as a result of the Israeli military raid on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin that took place on Monday, in which five Palestinians, including one minor, …

Israeli forces raid Jenin refugee camp
1 year, 6 months ago

Israeli forces raid Jenin refugee camp

Al Jazeera  

At least five Palestinians have been killed, including a 15-year-old, after Israeli forces, backed by helicopters, targeted the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said the raid was carried out to arrest two suspects and Israeli soldiers came under fire, which resulted in a “massive exchange of fire”. As the Israeli military vehicles were exiting …

Israeli army kills Palestinian in occupied West Bank raid
1 year, 6 months ago

Israeli army kills Palestinian in occupied West Bank raid

Al Jazeera  

At least eight other Palestinians wounded by Israeli forces during raid on Balata refugee camp in Nablus. Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man and wounded several others during a raid on a refugee camp in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials. Local media said on Tuesday that Israeli forces stormed Balata refugee camp and surrounded …

Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians near Nablus
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians near Nablus

Al Jazeera  

Incident comes as Israel says it will ban Jewish visitors from Al-Aqsa for the rest of Ramadan. Local Palestinian sources from Nablus told Al Jazeera that the bodies of the two men – identified as Mohammed Abu Dhraa and Soud al-Titi – were taken by the Israeli military. Al-Titi was a member of the Palestinian Authority security forces, while Abu …

Israeli forces kill at least 6 Palestinians in latest Jenin raid
1 year, 9 months ago

Israeli forces kill at least 6 Palestinians in latest Jenin raid

Al Jazeera  

At least 11 people wounded, including two with serious injuries, the Palestinian health ministry says. Israeli forces have killed at least six Palestinians and wounded 11 others during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian Authority’s health ministry. Israeli authorities said one of the Palestinian men they killed was behind the shooting of …

Jenin refugee camp residents defiant after deadly Israeli assault
1 year, 10 months ago

Jenin refugee camp residents defiant after deadly Israeli assault

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians pledge to ‘keep fighting’ illegal Israeli occupation following the largest military raid in Jenin since 2002. Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank – In Umm Yousif’s neighbourhood, nearly every home and car is riddled with bullet holes and broken windows after what residents describe as a “massacre”. While policies by the Palestinian Authority and Israel after the end of …

Israeli guards kill Palestinian near West Bank settlement
1 year, 10 months ago

Israeli guards kill Palestinian near West Bank settlement

Al Jazeera  

Karam Ali Ahmad Salman, 18, was shot dead near the settlement of Kedumim amid rising tensions. Israeli guards have killed a Palestinian teen near an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said amid rising tensions after Israeli forces killed at least nine people in a Jenin refugee camp earlier this week. Karam Ali Ahmad Salman, …

Images of destruction left behind by Israel in Jenin
1 year, 10 months ago

Images of destruction left behind by Israel in Jenin

Al Jazeera  

Jenin refugee camp, occupied West Bank – On the morning of January 26, Israel launched what residents said was the largest military raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank since 2002. The Israeli army killed nine Palestinians, including two children and a 61-year-old woman, in a matter of several hours, in what Palestinians described as …

Israeli Forces Kill Nine Palestinians During Raid At West Bank's Jenin Refugee Camp: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Israeli Forces Kill Nine Palestinians During Raid At West Bank's Jenin Refugee Camp: Report

ABP News  

Nine Palestinians were slained during an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, the worst in years, according to Palestinian officials, BBC News reported. The Israeli military stated its forces moved in to capture Islamic Jihad members plotting "big assaults". On Thursday morning, heavy gunfire and explosions were be heard in video footage from the Jenin refugee camp, as …

Israel army kills 10 Palestinians, including elderly woman
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel army kills 10 Palestinians, including elderly woman

Al Jazeera  

At least 20 others were injured with live ammunition during a large-scale raid on Jenin refugee camp. Israeli operation Justifying the operation, the Israeli military said special forces had been sent into Jenin to detain Islamic Jihad fighters suspected of planning and carrying out “multiple major terror attacks”. “We also regret the loss of innocent lives and injuries to civilians …

Photos: Israeli troops kill nine Palestinians in Jenin raid
1 year, 10 months ago

Photos: Israeli troops kill nine Palestinians in Jenin raid

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded 20 during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli army statement said its forces conducted a counterterrorism raid to apprehend “a terror squad” belonging to the Islamic Jihad armed group. Islamic Jihad confirmed battling Israeli forces as they carried out the unusually deep …

Israeli army kills 2 Palestinian gunmen, says shot at troops
1 year, 11 months ago

Israeli army kills 2 Palestinian gunmen, says shot at troops

Associated Press  

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian militants during a military raid in the occupied West Bank early Saturday, while a third Palestinian died of wounds sustained in a separate Israeli raid nearly two weeks earlier, according to Palestinian medical officials. Al-Jaabari was injured when Israeli troops stormed a village to demolish the homes of two …

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in Bethlehem
1 year, 11 months ago

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in Bethlehem

Al Jazeera  

Adam Ayyad, 15, was killed during an Israeli army raid on the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The Israeli army has shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a raid on the city of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank. On Monday, Israeli forces killed two men during a …

Israel kills three Palestinians in Jenin, general strike called
2 years ago

Israel kills three Palestinians in Jenin, general strike called

Al Jazeera  

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The Israeli army has killed three Palestinian men during a raid in Jenin, the latest people to die in a months-long Israeli campaign of near-daily raids in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli army, including special forces, raided Jenin and its refugee camp at dawn on Thursday and arrested several wanted Palestinian resistance fighters, during …

Two Palestinians killed by Israel in West Bank's Jenin refugee camp raid; total 8 dead in 72 hours
2 years ago

Two Palestinians killed by Israel in West Bank's Jenin refugee camp raid; total 8 dead in 72 hours

Firstpost  

The Israeli military said troops came under fire and shot back during a Jenin-area raid to arrest suspected militants The Israeli military recently killed two Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp after heavy clashes erupted, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military said troops came under fire and shot back during a Jenin-area raid to …

Israeli forces kill Palestinian student ‘on his way to school’
2 years, 1 month ago

Israeli forces kill Palestinian student ‘on his way to school’

Al Jazeera  

Mahmoud al-Saadi, 18, was killed by the Israeli army on his way to school from the Jenin refugee camp, Palestinians say. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – A Palestinian high-school student has been shot dead while he was reportedly on his way to school, during a raid by Israeli forces on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian …

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in Jenin raid
2 years, 2 months ago

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in Jenin raid

Al Jazeera  

Salah al-Braiki, 19, was killed during armed clashes and confrontations following Israeli army raid on Jenin, Palestinian health ministry says. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian teenager during a military raid on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin, according to officials. Tensions in the occupied West Bank have been boiling up since last …

3 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in separate clashes
2 years, 2 months ago

3 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in separate clashes

Associated Press  

JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Israel’s military carried out an arrest raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and killed two Palestinians in gun battles Friday, according to Palestinian reports. The Israeli army said it entered Jenin on Friday to arrest a wanted Hamas militant who had carried out recent attacks against Israeli security forces. On …

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Jenin
2 years, 2 months ago

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Jenin

Al Jazeera  

At least 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the year. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinian men, including a physician, during a raid on the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. Watch| Israeli occupation forces deliberately target the ambulance …

Palestinian, 12, dies of gunshot wound from Israel army raid
2 years, 2 months ago

Palestinian, 12, dies of gunshot wound from Israel army raid

Associated Press  

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A 12-year-old Palestinian boy died Monday after being shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers during a September army raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. On Monday, the ministry mistakenly reported the boy was wounded during the weekend, but the Israeli military said the incident happened in September …

Israeli forces kill four Palestinians, wound dozens in Jenin raid
2 years, 2 months ago

Israeli forces kill four Palestinians, wound dozens in Jenin raid

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces began a large-scale raid on Wednesday morning in Jenin, the latest in a series of near-daily raids. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Four Palestinians have been killed and more than 40 others injured during an Israeli military raid on a refugee camp in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. In addition to armed Palestinian fighters exchanging gunfire …

Two Palestinians, one Israeli soldier killed in Jenin shoot-out
2 years, 3 months ago

Two Palestinians, one Israeli soldier killed in Jenin shoot-out

Al Jazeera  

Ahmad Abed, 23, and Abdul Rahman Abed, 22, along with an unnamed Israeli soldier, were killed near a military checkpoint. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Two Palestinian men and one Israeli soldier have been killed during an exchange of fire in the northern occupied West Bank near the city of Jenin. BREAKING: Two Palestinians killed by Israeli army gunfire near …

Large Israeli raid in Jenin leaves one Palestinian dead
2 years, 3 months ago

Large Israeli raid in Jenin leaves one Palestinian dead

Al Jazeera  

Mohammad Sabaaneh, 29, was killed during a military raid on Jenin city in the occupied West Bank. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man during a large military raid on the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Mohammad Musa Saba'na, 29, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers during an Israeli large-scale military …

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in raid on Jenin camp
2 years, 4 months ago

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in raid on Jenin camp

Al Jazeera  

Israeli army kills 17-year-old and arrests a senior Islamic Jihad leader during a raid in the occupied West Bank. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – The Israeli army has shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. During the raid, Israeli forces arrested one of the most senior …

Palestinian teen shot by Israeli soldiers in Jenin dies
2 years, 5 months ago

Palestinian teen shot by Israeli soldiers in Jenin dies

Al Jazeera  

Israeli forces have been carrying out near-daily raids in and around Jenin over the past few months. A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank a day earlier, Palestinian medical sources said. A Palestinian medical source told AFP news agency that Alawneh was wounded in Jaba, a village in the Jenin …

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Jenin raid
2 years, 6 months ago

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Jenin raid

Al Jazeera  

Ten others injured in the latest deadly Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. Three Palestinians have been killed and 10 wounded as Israeli forces raided Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said. About 30 Israeli military vehicles raided Jenin in the early hours of Friday and surrounded a car in al-Marah area in the …

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank
2 years, 7 months ago

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

The Hindu  

Israeli troops shot and killed a teenage Palestinian boy as fighting erupted when soldiers entered a volatile town in the occupied West Bank early Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry and local media said. The shooting, which Israel said came during a gunbattle with local militants, came at a time of intensified Israeli military activity in the northern West Bank town …

Israeli forces shoot dead teenager in West Bank clashes, says Palestinian health ministry
2 years, 7 months ago

Israeli forces shoot dead teenager in West Bank clashes, says Palestinian health ministry

Firstpost  

Jenin refugee camp has served as a flashpoint amid recent tensions following a wave of attacks in Israel in which 19 people were killed Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces early Saturday during a raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Jenin refugee camp has served as a …

Palestinian teen shot and killed in exchange of fire with Israeli military in Jenin
2 years, 7 months ago

Palestinian teen shot and killed in exchange of fire with Israeli military in Jenin

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed and an 18-year-old was critically injured by Israeli fire during an Israeli military raid in Jenin in the West Bank Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Local media and eyewitnesses reported that an undercover Israeli military unit was on a main road in the city of Jenin near the outskirts of …

Palestinian teen fatally shot in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank, officials say
2 years, 7 months ago

Palestinian teen fatally shot in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank, officials say

LA Times  

The body of Amjad Fayyed, 17, is carried above a crowd of mourners during his funeral in the West Bank town of Jenin on Saturday. Israeli troops shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian militant as fighting erupted when soldiers entered a volatile town in the occupied West Bank early Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry and local media said. The shooting, …

Palestinian killed during Israeli raid on Jenin camp
2 years, 7 months ago

Palestinian killed during Israeli raid on Jenin camp

Al Jazeera  

Ahmad Fathi Masad, 18, was shot dead during an Israeli army dawn raid in Jenin; at least three others were injured. Occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a raid on the Jenin area in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, which is active in the Jenin camp, said in …

Palestinians say Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank raids
2 years, 8 months ago

Palestinians say Israeli forces kill 2 in West Bank raids

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli troops operating in the West Bank shot and killed two Palestinians, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday, in the latest escalation of violence between the sides amid intensifying Israeli raids in the occupied territory. The two deaths come a day after three Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli troops, who have been patrolling the …

Israeli army kills one Palestinian in Jenin refugee camp raid
2 years, 8 months ago

Israeli army kills one Palestinian in Jenin refugee camp raid

Al Jazeera  

Thirteen Palestinians also wounded in the shooting, including a 19-year-old female. Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, home of the gunman behind a recent deadly Tel Aviv attack. Following Saturday’s attack in Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he had given security agencies “full freedom” to curb a …

Four Palestinians shot and killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin
3 years, 4 months ago

Four Palestinians shot and killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin

Al Jazeera  

Clashes broke out as the Israeli army raided Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank early on Monday. At least four Palestinian men have been shot dead during confrontations with the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. 4 شبان ارتقوا برصاص قوات الاحتلال خلال اشتباك مسلح في …

Israeli forces kill Palestinian during West Bank funeral protest
3 years, 4 months ago

Israeli forces kill Palestinian during West Bank funeral protest

Al Jazeera  

Israeli troops shoot dead Shawkat Awad, 20, during the funeral of a Palestinian boy killed by army fire the previous day. Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man in a protest that erupted on Thursday during the funeral of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by soldiers a day earlier, the Palestinian health ministry said. Israeli soldiers fired tear …

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