Israeli raid on Jenin camp kills two, injures 20
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The Israeli raid has been met with armed Resistance from Palestinian fighters who have reported direct hits.
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An undated photo shows the martyr Mahmoud al-Saadi (L) who was killed by intruding Israeli occupation forces, in the Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin, the occupied West Bank, Palestine (Social media)
The Palestinian Ministry announced the martyrdom of two Palestinians and 20 injuries as a result of the Israeli occupation raid on Jenin.
Palestinian media outlets reported on Tuesday that Resistance fighters confronted an Israeli occupation special forces unit that broke into the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank.
تغطية صحفية: "أصوات الاشتباكات المسلحة الدائرة في جنين بين المقاتلين وقوات الاحتلال". pic.twitter.com/SxU3HJ6W8j
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) September 19, 2023
In detail, al-Quds Brigades - Jenin Brigade announced that its fighters discovered that an Israeli special force was trying to infiltrate the Jenin refugee camp, and they confronted it with heavy fire.
It added that Resistance fighters from its Sapper Unit managed to detonate explosive devices in Israeli vehicles in the camp.
The Qassam Brigades - Jenin Camp said, for its part, that "Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli bulldozer with a powerful explosive device, resulting in confirmed injuries."
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In the meantime, the Israeli occupation sent additional military reinforcements to raid the Jenin refugee camp as Resistance fighters confronted the intruding forces.
تغطية صحفية: "تعزيزات عسكرية إسرائيلية تصل إلى جنين تزامنا مع اقتحام قوة إسرائيلية خاصة". pic.twitter.com/8bahlkOrwd
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) September 19, 2023
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that more than 40 Israeli vehicles crossed through the Jalameh and Salem checkpoints and entered the camp.
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces stormed Jenin with armored military vehicles and light vehicles.
According to Al Mayadeen correspondent, Israeli forces surrounded the home of Mohammad Abu Bahaa, a leader in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, in the Jenin refugee camp.
Our correspondent also reported that Israeli forces targeted the camp's central square with a guided missile.
The Resistance forces IOF out of the camp
The intruding force withdrew from the camp after Palestinian fighters confronted it with heavy fire, dealing direct hits to its units via Improvised Explosive Devices.
This follows a similar event on September 6, where the Jenin Brigade discovered an Israeli special force on the outskirts of the camp, confronted it, and disabled one of its vehicles.
During the raid, Israeli occupation forces kidnapped the released prisoner Mohammad Naghnagiyah "Abu Adam," one of the leaders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin refugee camp, after raiding his home and assaulting him.
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