A lifeless body and several wounded – activists and security forces – are at Ibn Sina hospital, added this source who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the situation in Jenin, a stronghold of Palestinian activists. engaged in the fight against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank since 1967.
Jenin and adjacent refugee camps are home to armed factions that present themselves as “effective resistance” to the Israeli occupation, unlike the Palestinian Authority which coordinates security matters with Israel. AFPTV footage showed members of the Palestinian security forces and armored vehicles patrolling Jenin and near the camp on Saturday, as gunshots rang out nearby.
“Fight against outlaws”
The spokesperson for the Palestinian security forces, General Anouar Rajab, reported in a press release an operation launched at 5 a.m. to “restore (security in) the Jenin refugee camp and fight against outsiders. -law “. Tensions have been high in the West Bank since the Palestinian Authority arrested several activists earlier this month, provoking inter-Palestinian clashes.
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