Tel Aviv Tribune’s correspondent reported that Israeli Army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy on Thursday extended the state of emergency in the city of Jenin and its camp, indicating the possibility of renewed occupation operations there soon.
This came less than a day after the occupation forces withdrew from the city of Jenin after carrying out a military operation that lasted 48 hours, the 72nd of its kind since the seventh of last October.
The last operation resulted in the death of 12 Palestinians and the injury of 25 others.
In a solemn funeral procession in which thousands of Palestinians participated, the city of Jenin and its camp mourned the martyrs of the Israeli aggression.
Fighters from various Palestinian factions participated in the funeral of the bodies, which began in front of Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital and roamed several streets, before the bodies were buried in the city’s cemeteries and its camp.
Massive destruction
The occupation caused damage to the infrastructure in Jenin and destroyed the homes of residents, but it admitted facing strong resistance in the city and the camp.
The head of the Popular Committee in Jenin Camp, Muhammad al-Sabbagh, said that the 72nd military operation since the seventh of last October left great destruction in infrastructure and homes.
He explained that the army completely destroyed 7 homes, and hundreds partially, and the rehabilitation of the streets began in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Al-Sabbagh stressed that the infrastructure in the camp is dilapidated. Due to the escalation of incursions, accompanied by bulldozing and sabotage.
Since the early morning hours, the camp’s streets seemed active, and dozens of families returned to their homes, after being forced to flee by Israeli forces.