Israeli Drone Strike Kills Six Palestinians in the Jenin Refugee Camp
Israeli forces assassinated six Palestinians, including a child, on Tuesday, after a drone strike targeted a group of citizens in the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that six Palestinians were killed and three others were injured as a result of the Israeli airstrike; the Ministry reported that four slain citizens arrived at the Jenin Governmental Hospital, while two others arrived at the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin.
The Ministry identified the slain citizens as;
1. Mahmoud Ashraf Mustafa Gharbia, 14,
2. Moamen Ibrahim Mahmoud Abu Al-Haija, 27,
3. Amir Ibrahim Mahmoud Abu Al-Haija, 26,
4. Baha Ibrahim Mahmoud Abu Al-Haija, 32,
5. Hussam Hassan Issa Qanouh, 33, and
6. Ibrahim Mustafa Ibrahim Saleh Qanari, 26.
Media sources said that six Palestinian citizens, including a child and three brothers, were killed when an occupation drone fired three missiles at the gathering of citizens in the Jenin refugee camp.
In a statement, the Israeli military announced that the assassination operation was a joint effort by the occupation army and the Shin Bet, Israel’s intelligence agency.
In response to the Israeli attack on the Jenin refugee camp, Brigadier General Anwar Rajab, the spokesman for the Palestinian Security Forces, said that despite the efforts of its security forces to maintain security and order, the army proceeded to bomb the Jenin camp with missiles.
Rajab added that the army’s blatant and pre-planned attack was intended to disrupt every national endeavor that contributes to protecting our people.
Since the beginning of the Israeli military onslaught against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed 852 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 174 children, and injured 7,000.
The distribution of those killed in the West Bank is as follows; 231 in Jenin, 196 in Tulkarem, 95 in Nablus, 78 in Hebron, 72 in Tubas, 59 in Ramallah, 50 in occupied Jerusalem, 33 in Qalqilia, 22 in Bethlehem, 12 in Jericho, 12 inside Israel, and 4 in Salfit.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed 46,645 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, most of whom are women and children, and injured 110,012 citizens, while the bodies of thousands of citizens remain buried under the rubble of the devastated coastal enclave.
Media sources said that Israeli special forces infiltrated Qabatiya town on Tuesday morning, before surrounding a home, while military reinforcements were pushed towards the town, accompanied by a military bulldozer.
Later, Montaser Samour, the director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society in Jenin, said that occupation forces abducted the young man, Mustafa Khamayseh, after surrounding, storming, and searching his house in the town.
Furthermore, the army invaded the village of Rummanah, northwest of Jenin, sparking protests from local Palestinians.
Media sources said that Israeli forces stormed the village of Rummanah on Tuesday afternoon, and opened fire with concussion grenades and tear gas canisters at those who resisted the incursion; no injuries or arrests were reported.
Source: Ali Salam