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Jenin Mayor: Israeli Assault Has Caused $300 Million in Damages - Jordan News
Jenin Mayor: Israeli Assault Has Caused $300 Million in Damages Mayor of Jenin, Mohammad Jarar, announced that the ongoing Israeli assault on Jenin city and its refugee camp, now in its 129th day, has resulted in over $300 million in direct damages across the governorate, including the town of Qabatiya. اضافة اعلان In a phone call with the Palestinian News Agency WAFA, Jarar stated that the municipality had compiled a comprehensive report detailing only the direct damages, which amounted to $300 million. He noted that Israeli forces are preventing municipal teams from entering the camp to assess damage to buildings and infrastructure. However, initial estimates suggest the entire camp requires reconstruction, with over 600 housing units completely destroyed and the remainder severely damaged. 'The camp is no longer livable,' said Jarar. 'Rebuilding it will cost approximately $160 million, according to a professional assessment by the municipality.' He detailed that Israel has destroyed road, water, electricity, and sewage networks, burned and partially demolished homes, and that residents cannot return unless full reconstruction takes place. The economic toll has also been devastating: 1,200 businesses have gone bankrupt, 4,000 workers have lost their livelihoods, The city has lost 50,000–70,000 daily shoppers who used to come from surrounding villages, Economic paralysis threatens the collapse of services in Jenin. The municipality's emergency plan focuses on restoring road access to reconnect Jenin with surrounding areas and with visitors from Palestinian citizens of Israel via the Jalama crossing, should it reopen consistently. Jarar emphasized that restoring basic utilities like water and electricity has been a priority. The city has already begun repaving key roads, including Nasser Street, Al-Bayader Street, and the road leading to Ibn Sina Hospital, and is repairing half of the eastern sewage network at a cost of 17 million shekels. As for Jenin Governmental Hospital, which Israeli forces have surrounded with dirt mounds, the municipality has worked since the beginning of the assault to ensure minimal water and electricity supply, in coordination with hospital administration. However, ambulances struggle to reach the hospital, and access for patients remains severely restricted. In the field, Israeli forces continue daily incursions, including: Arrest of two brothers in the village of Seerist, Another arrest in the town of al-Jadeedah, Demolition of property in the eastern part of Jenin city. About 22,000 residents have been displaced from the camp and its surroundings — a 25% displacement rate, which Jarar said poses immense humanitarian, economic, and environmental challenges. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Club, around 1,000 residents of Jenin and Tulkarm have been detained over the past four months, many of whom were later released. The ongoing assault has resulted in 40 martyrs and over 200 injuries in Jenin alone.
Al Manar
19-02-2025
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Jenin Faces Worsening Humanitarian Crisis as Israeli Raids Continue in West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces have continued their arrest campaigns in the West Bank, carrying out raids and detentions, including of a child, in several Palestinian villages. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Jenin has significantly deteriorated, with more than half of the city's residents in dire need of assistance. Massive destruction in Tulkarm refugee camp, with homes and shops reduced to rubble. Families have been forced out by the Israeli occupation, allowed to take only a few belongings, as the assault continues for the 24th day in a row. — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 19, 2025 In the early hours of Wednesday, the occupation forces conducted raids in the villages of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem, and Kafr Qalil, east of Nablus. During the raids, the soldiers made arrests and left behind extensive damage after raiding a house in the village of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah. The forces also conducted raids in the southern area of Hebron city. Tulkarm refugee camp's streets are barely passable after extensive destruction by Israeli forces during the ongoing assault, now in its 24th day. The Israeli offensive has left behind widespread devastation, making movement nearly impossible. — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 19, 2025 Jenin Mayor Mohammad Jarar confirmed the worsening humanitarian crisis in the city and its refugee camp, with thousands of residents displaced due to the ongoing military incursions and siege. Jarar stated that more than half of Jenin's population, both in the city and the camp, are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, especially with the approaching holy month of Ramadan and the cessation of work and livelihoods caused by the Israeli operations. Israeli occupation forces storm the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied Jerusalem. — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 19, 2025 The siege imposed on the Jenin camp has also made it increasingly difficult for residents to secure their basic needs, further exacerbating the humanitarian emergency. As the Israeli occupation continues its crackdown in the West Bank, the people of Jenin face growing hardship and displacement, underscoring the dire need for international intervention to address the crisis.
