Israeli Gunfire Kills Raja Awais, 45, After Jenin Refugee Camp Raid Injuries

WAFA reported that a woman from Jenin refugee camp died Tuesday morning from injuries she sustained nearly two and a half years ago, with WAFA saying Raja Awais, 45, died at Ibn Sina Hospital from shrapnel wounds to the brain.

“For nearly two months, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has carried out an unprecedented offensive against those it regards as 'lawless Palestinian groups,' sowing 'chaos and fraud' in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank”

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WAFA said Awais was injured in 2023 during an Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp, when “Israeli soldiers blew up the door of her house during the raid,” causing shrapnel wounds to her head and damaging her brain cells.

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WAFA added that she “had been in a coma ever since, until her death was announced this morning.”

The same WAFA page also lists other Gaza-related items, including “Gaza death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 72,560” and “Six Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn, says Health Ministry,” though WAFA’s detailed account in the provided text focuses on Awais.

In the broader West Bank setting, Le Monde described how, in the north of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian special forces operations against the “Jenin Battalion” left “at least four dead,” with the Palestinian Authority saying they target “outlaws” who follow “the path of the Islamic State organization.”

Le Monde also described a ceasefire for funerals in Jenin that would “last no more than two hours,” established for Mohammad Al-Amer, a 14-year-old boy, and Yazid Ja’ayseh, “one of the commanders of the 'Jenin Battalion.'.”

Le Monde placed the latest Jenin violence inside a pattern of persistent disagreements with Israel, describing how “Palestinian special forces operations against the 'Jenin Battalion,'” in the north of the occupied West Bank left “at least four dead.”

Le Monde said the Palestinian Authority described the operations as targeting “outlaws” who follow “the path of the Islamic State organization,” while the automatic gunfire “had been echoing for hours in the Jenin refugee camp” before falling silent “in the early afternoon.”

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The article described a ceasefire “for the funerals of Mohammad Al-Amer, a 14-year-old boy, and Yazid Ja’ayseh,” and it said the ceasefire “will last no more than two hours.”

Le Monde also described how the leader of the “Jenin Battalion,” which it said “brings together about 200 youths from the various Palestinian armed factions (Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the armed wing of Fatah),” explained the pain of intra-Palestinian violence.

The outlet quoted a member of a surveillance unit of the “Jenin Battalion,” aged 24, identified as “Abu Farha,” saying: “It is even more painful when Palestinians shoot at other Palestinians.”

Le Monde further described a prior escalation in which, “On Saturday, December 14, in the Jenin camp, they were shot dead by fire from an elite unit of the Palestinian security forces.”

It then added that the leader and the adolescent “were not killed by the Israeli army, which occupies and regularly targets the city reputed to be a bastion of Palestinian armed groups.”

Blast’s account of the Jenin refugee camp framed the Palestinian Authority’s actions as an attempt to demonstrate legitimacy to Israel and the United States, describing “an unprecedented offensive against those it regards as 'lawless Palestinian groups,' sowing 'chaos and fraud' in the Jenin refugee camp.”

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Blast said the operation aimed “to eradicate a group called the 'Armed Resistance Brigade,'” and it tied that goal to Gaza by stating “this for a very specific purpose: to prove to Israel and the United States that it is legitimate to exercise its power in Gaza.”

Blast’s narrative also included the idea that the offensive could involve sacrificing “one of their own,” stating “Even if it means sacrificing one of their own.”

In the same Blast text, a quoted line from the camp’s perspective asserted: “The Palestinian Authority is at the same level of cruelty as Israel.”

Le Monde, by contrast, described Palestinian Authority operations against the “Jenin Battalion” as targeting “outlaws” following “the path of the Islamic State organization,” and it described a ceasefire for funerals in Jenin that “will last no more than two hours.”

Le Monde also quoted “Abu Farha” to underscore the emotional cost of Palestinians fighting Palestinians, saying: “It is even more painful when Palestinians shoot at other Palestinians.”

Taken together, the provided texts show two different explanations for why armed violence continues in Jenin: Blast’s claim of a strategic demonstration of power “in Gaza,” and Le Monde’s description of security operations aimed at “outlaws” tied to “the path of the Islamic State organization.”

WAFA’s page on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, included Gaza figures that it presented as part of Israel’s “deadly aggression,” stating “Gaza death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 72,560.”

The same WAFA listing also said “Six Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn, says Health Ministry,” placing the Gaza toll in a continuing daily pattern of reported casualties.

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WAFA also included other Gaza-related items in the same block, including “Four Palestinians killed by Israeli shelling and gunfire in Gaza,” which it listed alongside multiple West Bank and Jerusalem incidents.

While WAFA’s detailed narrative in the provided text focused on the death of Raja Awais from a 2023 Jenin raid, the Gaza figures on the same page connect the broader war context to the West Bank reporting.

Le Monde’s article, though centered on Jenin, described the “occupied West Bank” and “persistent disagreements with Israel,” and it framed the funerals and ceasefire as occurring in a city “reputed to be a bastion of Palestinian armed groups.”

Blast’s account explicitly linked Jenin’s internal security campaign to Gaza, saying the Palestinian Authority’s offensive was meant “to prove to Israel and the United States that it is legitimate to exercise its power in Gaza.”

In that sense, the provided sources place Gaza not only as a battlefield with a reported death toll, but also as a political reference point invoked in Jenin’s internal conflict narratives.

The provided texts do not lay out a single, unified “next step” for Gaza, but they do show immediate continuations in both reporting and political framing.

WAFA’s page lists ongoing incidents, including “Gaza death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 72,560” and “Six Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn, says Health Ministry,” indicating that the war’s casualty reporting is continuing in real time in the WAFA feed.

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In Jenin, Le Monde described a ceasefire “for the funerals” that would “last no more than two hours,” suggesting a short, time-bounded pause tied to specific deaths, including Mohammad Al-Amer and Yazid Ja’ayseh.

Blast’s account described an “unprecedented offensive” by the Palestinian Authority against “lawless Palestinian groups,” and it framed the operation as aimed at “eradicate a group called the 'Armed Resistance Brigade,'” which implies an ongoing campaign rather than a completed action.

Blast also included the stark assessment, “The Palestinian Authority is at the same level of cruelty as Israel,” which, in the context of the text, signals continued hostility toward the PA’s approach.

WAFA’s Jenin death report similarly points to delayed consequences of raids, saying Raja Awais died Tuesday morning from injuries sustained nearly two and a half years ago, with WAFA noting she “had been in a coma ever since.”

Across the sources, the war’s consequences appear both immediate, through Gaza casualty figures, and delayed, through deaths from earlier raids in Jenin.