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Saba Yemen
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Israeli army escalates assaults inside Jenin
Jenin - Saba: On Monday, the Zionist enemy forces continued their aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp for the 126th consecutive day, expanding their bulldozing and destruction operations inside the camp, with the aim of changing its features and structure. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) quoted Jenin Mayor Muhammad Jarrar as saying that since the beginning of the aggression on Jenin and its camp, nearly four months ago, approximately 22,000 residents have been displaced from the camp and its surroundings, posing significant challenges to the Jenin Municipality on both the humanitarian and economic fronts. He explained that the percentage of displaced persons has reached 25% of the city's total population, creating challenges on all fronts, including economic, social, environmental, service, and health. Jarar estimated the extent of the destruction resulting from the ongoing aggression on the city and its camp at approximately $300 million, asserting that the enemy is deliberately carrying out widespread destruction to transform the camp and its surroundings into an uninhabitable area. He added that the enemy forces completely destroyed the infrastructure in Jenin camp. Municipality crews estimate that 600 homes were completely destroyed, in addition to the partial destruction of other housing units. He also noted that 4,000 workers lost their jobs due to the aggression. He pointed out that municipal crews have begun repairs in several areas of Jenin city, including resurfacing and repairing entrances to allow residents to enter. They have also resurfaced and repaired major streets in the city, including Nazareth and Bayader streets. The water network in the eastern neighborhood has been completely repaired, as has half of the sewage network in the same area, at a cost of 17 million shekels. The street behind Ibn Sina Hospital in the city center has also been rehabilitated. According to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, the enemy has arrested approximately 1,000 citizens from Jenin and Tulkarm over the past four months, including those who were later released. On the ground, Israeli forces arrested four young men from the town of Qabatiya yesterday after raiding and searching their homes. Their vehicles also stormed the town of Burqin to the west and raided the gas station there. In the city of Jenin, Israeli soldiers stationed around Jenin Governmental Hospital arrested a young man. Villages in the Jenin Governorate are witnessing near-daily raids as the aggression against the city and camp continues. Daily military movements are recorded in most villages of the governorate, along with the constant presence of Israeli patrols and vehicles. The Israeli army continues to send military reinforcements to and around Jenin camp and continues to fire live ammunition intensively inside it. The aggression has so far resulted in the deaths of 40 citizens and more than 200 injuries. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
National News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- National News
Israeli forces continue large-scale military onslaught on Jenin and its camp for 93rd consecutive day
NNA - Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the city and camp of Jenin for the 93rd consecutive day, amidst bulldozing and burning homes, and converting others into military points. WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces installed an iron gate near the Return Roundabout west of the camp, while an explosion was heard deep inside the camp, which is prohibited from approaching or entering it. According to Jenin Mayor Muhammad Jarrar, the occupation forces' bulldozers continue their demolition operations inside the camp, amid a complete blackout. He noted that the occupation forces have completely destroyed approximately 600 homes, in addition to partially destroying all homes and houses in the camp, rendering them uninhabitable. He pointed out that work is still underway to provide temporary mobile homes for the 21,000 displaced persons. Since the beginning of the occupation forces' aggression on the city and camp of Jenin, 39 citizens have been killed, dozens have been injured, and dozens have been arrested. Yesterday, Hebrew media published a photo of a number of occupation soldiers inside the Grand Mosque in the camp. Last night, occupation armored vehicles stormed the town of Ya'bad, south of Jenin, destroying a citizen's vehicle, vegetable stalls, and electricity poles. No injuries were reported. Occupation bulldozers also demolished 10 greenhouses belonging to Wassef Abu Farha and his son, built on an area of 10 dunams, in the village of Al-Jalameh, north of Jenin.--WAFA =================R.H.
Saba Yemen
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Jenin Municipality: Cost of destruction due to Zionist aggression $300 million
Jenin - Saba: The mayor of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Muhammad Jarrar, said that the cost of destruction and devastation due to the Zionist aggression in Jenin and its camp in the occupied West Bank amounted to $300 million. Palestine Today News Agency quoted Jarrar as saying that the Zionist aggression against the city of Jenin and its camp has continued for the fourth month. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Zionist aggression on Jenin city, its camp enters its 91st day
Jenin - Saba: The Zionist enemy continues its aggression on the city and camp of Jenin for the 91st consecutive day, amidst bulldozing and burning Palestinian homes, and converting others into military barracks. The Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported that Israeli soldiers continue to send military reinforcements, accompanied by fuel and water tankers, from the Jalameh checkpoint to the vicinity of Jenin camp. Jenin Mayor Muhammad Jarrar stated that the enemy's bulldozers continue to demolish homes inside Jenin camp, amidst a tightening siege, preventing any party or person from entering. He pointed out that the municipality's technical crews continue to work around the camp and on its outskirts, while efforts continue in the western region to repair the infrastructure destroyed by the occupation, despite the looming dangers. Whatsapp Telegram Email more of (International)
Middle East Eye
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Displaced Palestinians 'helpless' as Israel destroys and empties West Bank camps
The Israeli army's large-scale offensive against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp is entering its 77th consecutive day, marked by widespread destruction, including the bulldozing, burning, and seizure of homes. Meanwhile, the assault continues in the Tulkarm refugee camp for the 71st day, and in the adjacent Nur Shams refugee camp for 58 days, with ongoing military reinforcements. The destruction of infrastructure, including the bulldozing and digging up of streets and the demolition of homes, is a consistent feature of the Israeli attacks across these camps and surrounding areas. Over 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli forces, now living in difficult conditions in shelters or with relatives. Aid has been severely reduced, and there is no official body to address their needs. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Jenin camp, in particular, has been heavily impacted, with the Israeli army announcing plans to dismantle the camp's structure entirely. Mayor Muhammad Jarrar told Middle East Eye that the camp has become uninhabitable due to continuous demolitions, bombings, and the construction of roads designed to divide the camp into sectors for easier military incursions. Israel seeks to erase refugee camps from Jenin and Tulkarm Read More » The number of displaced people from Jenin and its surroundings has exceeded 21,000, and conditions are worsening due to the depletion of donor aid. "An agreement was made with World Kitchen to provide 6,000 daily meals to the displaced, which we distributed, but we were recently informed that this project has been halted due to a lack of donors," Jarrar explained. The camp's infrastructure and services have been completely destroyed, with widespread damage to hundreds of housing units. Few homes remain undamaged, and much of the destruction has been indiscriminate. In Jenin's neighbourhoods, 60 percent of the infrastructure has been destroyed, and the eastern part of the city has been entirely levelled. Several neighbourhoods, including Wadi Burqin, al-Hadaf, al-Zahraa, al-Jabariyat, Khallet al-Suha, al-Mahatta, and al-Ghobaz, have also been heavily affected. "I believe that returning to life in the camp, if Israel withdraws, will be nearly impossible unless it is fully rebuilt," Jarrar said. 'We wait every day for aid' Forced displacement of Palestinians has continued since the onset of the military operation, with recent forced evacuations in the al-Zahraa neighbourhood. "We initially treated the situation as an emergency, but it has now become permanent,' said Jarra. 'The prolonged military operation has depleted resources, including donor support, for the displaced. We are concerned about the future, as no one is funding shelter allowances, and most of the displaced are now facing eviction from the centres," he added. Ahmed al-Sharif, displaced from his home in the camp since the start of the assault, now lives with his wife and two children at the al-Kafif Centre for the Blind, which has been converted into a shelter for the displaced. He explained that the conditions for those displaced from the camp are difficult, with an uncertain future ahead. 'In a matter of moments, we were displaced, banished, and our homes demolished' - Ahmed al-Sharif, displaced Palestinian They do not know when they will return to the camp, what has happened to their homes, or how they will rebuild their lives. "We wait every day for aid that may arrive, but often doesn't. Most of the aid is for children and women. We are forced to wear second-hand clothes because we couldn't take our belongings with us," he told MEE. Al-Sharif still doesn't know what happened to his home, as he has been unable to return since being displaced. Some reports he received suggest it was demolished, but this has yet to be confirmed. In light of Israeli statements about changing the structure and shape of the camp, al-Sharif struggles to imagine what his life will be like or where he will live. The camp is his home, his environment, and where he spent most of his life. "I was born, raised, married, and had my children in the camp. In a matter of moments, we were displaced, banished, and our homes demolished," he said. 'We feel helpless' The Tulkarm camps are no better off. The military operation has completely emptied the camps of their residents, turning the neighbouring towns into reception centres for the displaced. Tulkarm Mayor Riyad Awad told MEE that the Israeli army is not allowing residents to return to check on their homes or retrieve their belongings. "There is complete destruction of the infrastructure and streets, making it almost impossible to walk. Our crews are completely unable to work inside the camps," he explained. The destruction of infrastructure has extended beyond the city of Tulkarm to its surrounding camps. Even remote areas have had their streets bulldozed, and the water line supplying the entire Iktaba suburb has been severed. 'The house is still standing, but it has been raided six times, and its contents stolen by Israeli soldiers' - Ismail Balawi, displaced Palestinian The number of displaced people from Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps and their surroundings has exceeded 20,000, many of whom are living in harsh conditions in shelters. "Life throughout Tulkarm has been severely impacted and brought to a standstill due to this aggression,' Adwa said. 'Schools and government institutions are completely closed, and the economic situation is extremely difficult because of the constant presence of the Israeli army in the city and the military barriers surrounding it," he added. Ismail Balawi, who used to live in the Nasr neighbourhood near Nur Shams camp, was forced to flee despite his home being outside the camp. His brothers were forced to rent homes or stay with relatives, while he, his wife, and children have been displaced to his in-law's home since mid-February. "The house is still standing, but it has been raided six times, and its contents stolen by Israeli soldiers. Anything of value was taken," Balawi said. His brother's supermarket in the area has also been looted by the Israeli army, which has a military base just metres away, leaving the doors of the supermarket and other homes open at all times. To date, no one has contacted Balawi regarding aid, despite him bearing the burden of displacement for nearly two months. "When we hear about what is happening in and around the camp, we feel helpless and oppressed,' he told MEE. 'We're unable to return to our homes, with no clear idea of when our lives will return to normal.'
