Israeli Forces Kill 21 Palestinians in Jenin Refugee Camp, Assaults Target Jenin Brigade

Since October 7, the Israeli army has conducted a “ferocious assault” against the armed resistance in the West Bank, with operations in the Jenin refugee camp described as lasting “several hours and sometimes days.”

“On Friday evening, the Israeli occupation army arrested a Palestinian young man on his wedding day from a wedding hall in Jenin Governorate, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank”

Al-Jazeera Net

The Chronique de Palestine says residents like Zuhour al-Sa’di left the camp to escape Israeli army nighttime raids in Jenin, where “the power supply, water pipes, and sewage system are damaged, and sewage floods the camp’s streets.”

Al-Jazeera Net

The same source says the objective of raids in the camp is to “eliminate” the resistance implanted in the camp, particularly the Jenin Brigade, and that raids are accompanied by military bulldozers that destroy infrastructure, houses and streets.

Chronique de Palestine also reports that since October 7, “21 Palestinians have been killed in the Jenin refugee camp by air strikes and army raids,” and that “35 Palestinians from the West Bank have been killed during this period by Israeli air strikes.”

It adds that on November 29 Israeli forces assassinated two prominent founders of the Jenin Brigade, Muhammad Zubeidi and Wissam Hanoun, and that the initial response included a shooting at the Dotan checkpoint on December 8 in which an Israeli soldier was injured, as announced by the Israeli army.

On Friday evening, multiple outlets described Israeli forces arresting a groom on his wedding day north of Jenin, with WAFA cited as saying the groom was arrested from a wedding hall in Barta a north of Jenin and identified as Yazan Mohammed Qabha.

The التلفزيون العربي says the Israeli occupation army arrested a Palestinian youth on his wedding day from a wedding hall in Jenin Governorate, and it states that troops raided a wedding hall in the village of Burqin, north of Jenin, and arrested the groom, Yazan Mohammed Quba, taking him to an unknown destination.

Chronique de Palestine

In Bethlehem Governorate, the التلفزيون العربي reports that “two children were suffocated” after Israeli occupation forces raided the Dheisheh refugee camp south of Bethlehem late Friday night into Saturday, with clashes erupting as Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades.

The جريدة القدس similarly says two children aged two and four were severely suffocated from inhaling poisonous gas after occupation forces raided the Deheisha refugee camp south of the city, and it adds that the raids extended to the town of Deir Ballout west of Salfit where tear gas canisters were fired toward farmers and visitors.

The شبكة فلسطين الإخبارية and قناة نبأ الفضائية both frame the arrest as “on his wedding day” in Burqin north of Jenin, and the PNN text identifies the groom as Yazan Mohammed Qabha while Naba identifies him as Yazan Mohammed Qafha.

Beyond the Jenin camp narrative, the West Bank escalation described across outlets includes road closures and checkpoints, with the التلفزيون العربي saying Israeli forces reinforced their closure of Hebron’s Old City to secure settlers arriving under the pretext of Jewish holidays.

The جريدة القدس reports that “more than 1,637 attacks were recorded in April alone,” and it links the figure to a “dangerous escalation in violence” involving settlement outposts and rural areas adjacent to settlements.

It also states that since the start of the wide-scale aggression in October 2023, the toll of casualties in the West Bank has risen to “1,162 martyrs,” and that medical and human rights organizations documented about “12,245 Palestinians injured.”

The same outlet says statistical data indicate the occupation has detained around “23,000 Palestinians since the start of the latest escalation,” and it frames these figures as reflecting the scale of a targeted assault intended to tighten the squeeze on Palestinians.

In parallel, Al-Jazeera Net describes Rami Hamamrah as saying Israeli forces closed roads in Husan with earthen mounds and rocks, and it reports that the army raided the village and restricted movement of residents inside the village.