Pictures: Israel launches lethal raid on West Financial institution’s Jenin refugee camp

A number of folks have been killed because the Israeli navy raided the Jenin refugee camp within the occupied West Financial institution.

Palestinian well being providers mentioned a minimum of 10 Palestinians had been killed and 35 wounded within the raid, which was launched within the early hours of Tuesday, continued nicely into the evening and is anticipated to final for days.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned that the operation, dubbed “Iron Wall,” was supposed to “eradicate terrorism” within the space.

The Palestinian Pink Crescent mentioned its first responders handled seven folks injured by dwell ammunition, including that Israeli forces had been hindering entry to the realm.

United Nations Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres known as for “most restraint” from safety forces and mentioned that he “stays deeply involved”.

Israeli NGO B’Tselem accused the Israeli authorities of utilizing the Gaza ceasefire as “an excuse and alternative to ratchet up the oppression of West Financial institution Palestinians”.

“This isn’t what a ceasefire appears to be like like,” it mentioned.

Jenin governor Kamal Abu al-Rub instructed AFP the operation was “an invasion of the (refugee) camp”.

“It got here shortly, Apache helicopters within the sky and Israeli navy automobiles in every single place,” he added.

A spokesman for the Palestinian safety forces mentioned in a press release that Israeli forces had “opened hearth on civilians and safety forces, leading to accidents to a number of civilians and quite a lot of safety personnel, one among whom is in vital situation”.

Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara mentioned that attacking Palestinians within the West Financial institution was all the time seemingly after hostilities in Gaza halted.

The raid additionally served to deflect public consideration after the resignations of Israeli navy commanders for his or her admitted failure to guard Israel from the Hamas assault in October 2023, he recommended.

“I believe the Netanyahu authorities is deflecting. The place does it deflect? Within the West Financial institution. In Jenin. By varied closures and by an enormous assault on Jenin that most likely will go on for days, weeks – maybe extra.”

In current months, raids have elevated in frequency and depth in Jenin.