10 Palestinians killed during clashes with the Israeli army in the refugee camp a Jeninin the northern West Bank. This was confirmed by the local Ministry of Health which also speaks of 20 injured, 4 of which are serious. Among the dead is also an elderly woman. According to the Palestinian Wafa news agency, the latest victim is Yussef Abdel Karim Hussein (22) who was fatally shot today in a-Ram village (Ramallah) during incidents that occurred after the entry of a unit military. Israel has not yet commented on this episode. Previously, 9 other Palestinians were killed in Jenin.
“A massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation government in international silence”, was the reply of Nabil Abu Rudeinah, spokesman for the president Abu Mazen. “Incapacity and international silence – added Abu Rudeinah – encourage the occupation government to commit massacres against our people in front of the world”.
“Security coordination with Israel no longer exists as of this moment.” This was decided by Abu Mazen’s Palestinian leadership in an emergency meeting convened after the events in Jenin. The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) then announced the appeal to the UN Security Council for what happened in the West Bank.
“Counter Terrorist Operation”
The Israeli military added that it had conducted a “counter-terrorism operation” aimed at capturing “an Islamic Jihad terrorist cell heavily involved in the planning and execution of multiple terrorist attacks, including shootings against Israeli military and civilians”. In a statement from the military spokesman, the army also states that it is aware that during the firefights that took place today in Jenin “a Palestinian civilian was also shot. The circumstances of this episode are now ascertained”. In reconstructing the operation, the army specified, among other things, that it had also discovered two bombs ready for use inside a building where Palestinian militiamen were barricaded. They were detonated by army bomb squad. Israeli forces were not injured, the army said.
Netanyahu, be ready for anything
Israel “is not aiming for an escalation” but “the security forces are ready to face any development on the various fronts to ensure the safety of its citizens”. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said this at the end of the government consultation on the situation after the events in Jenin. “The soldiers – he added – thwarted attacks that could have cost many human lives”.
You shoot an ambulance
“Wreaking havoc, the occupation army forces cut off the power supply to the refugee camp, denied access to paramedics and journalists, and opened fire directly on an ambulance. Israeli soldiers also fired tear gas on the ward government hospital in Jenin, causing breathing difficulties for mothers and children.” This was stated in a note by the ambassador of Palestine in Italy, Abeer Odeh. “For this – adds the diplomat -, the government of Palestine has requested an urgent meeting with the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross, with the aim of putting an end to Israeli aggression, saving the lives of Palestinians and prevent further bloodshed, while urging human rights organizations and the entire international community to take urgent action to curb these practices by the Israeli military.”
Visit of Blinken to Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blink he will travel next week to Israel, the West Bank and Egypt, to urge an end to the violence. This was announced by US State Department spokesman Ned Price. Blinken will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Abu Mazen and “underline the urgent need for the parties to take steps to reduce tensions in order to end the cycle of violence that has claimed too many innocent lives,” reads the statement. a note.
Hamas, Israel will pay
Israel “will pay the price for the Jenin massacre”. Number two said so Hamasand responsible for the organization in the West Bank, Saleh al-Arouri adding, quoted by the media: “Our resistance will not break and the answer will come soon.” Palestinian Islamic Jihad spokesman Tariq Salmi also argued that “the resistance is everywhere, ready and willing for the next confrontation.”
