Israeli army withdraws from West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp after 10-day operation

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6 September 2024 at 4:27 am·1-min read

Israeli troops left the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Friday after a more than weeklong operation that has claimed dozens of Palestinian lives. As Israeli tanks drove out of the city, civilians were seen returning to their homes. The refugee camp is seen by Israel as a bastion for Palestinian armed groups, and its latest military operation in the territory is considered to be the deadliest since the start of its war against Hamas.

The Israeli army withdrew from the city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Friday after a 10-day operation that left 36 dead across the occupied West Bank, witnesses said.

After days of destructive incursions by soldiers backed by armoured vehicles and bulldozers, residents who had fled began returning to their homes in the camp, a bastion of Palestinian armed groups fighting against Israel, AFP journalists said.

On August 28, the army launched a military operation in several cities and towns of the northern West Bank including Jenin.

It said in a statement on Friday that Israeli forces “have been conducting counterterrorism activity in the area of Jenin”, without confirming a withdrawal.

“Israeli security forces are continuing to act in order to achieve the objectives of the counterterrorism operation,” the statement said.

(AFP)

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