Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas affirmed that the massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin and its camp in the occupied West Bank will not weaken the resolve of the Palestinian people.

Israeli forces launched a military offensive on Jenin and its refugee camp on Tuesday morning, killing seven Palestinians in the first few hours, including a child on his way to school, in addition to a teacher and a doctor while heading to work.

The child was identified as Mahmoud Hamadneh, the doctor as Usaid Kamal Jabari, a general surgeon at the Jenin Governmental Hospital, and the teacher's name was revealed to be Allam Jaradat.

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The IOF commits a massacre in Jenin, killing 7 Palestinians, including the head of the surgery department at Jenin Governmental Hospital, and a school teacher, and a school student who was killed during the students' departure from school after the Israeli forces stormed Jenin. pic.twitter.com/5l0IQnEe3a

— Shatha Hanaysha (@ShazaAbed) May 21, 2024

In its statement, Hamas said that Resistance in the occupied West Bank is escalating despite the sacrifices.

The group also pointed out that "the Jenin massacre is a continuation of the occupation's series of crimes involving killing, siege, and starvation in Rafah, Jabalia, and various areas of the Gaza Strip."

However, the Israeli crimes "will not weaken the steadfastness of our people and will not stop their Resistance and determined efforts to liberate their land and holy sites."

Israeli media reported that over 1,000 soldiers are taking part in an attack on the area, which is expected to continue for several days.

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Palestinian Resistance fighters are engaging in intense armed confrontations with storming forces and ambushing their convoys with IEDs.

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⚡️ An IED was detonated on an Israeli vehicle in the Jabariyat neighborhood, Jenin camp, West Bank pic.twitter.com/372fJWuTCN

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PFLP: 'Israel' expanding its practices under US cover

For their part, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stated that the brutal massacre committed in Jenin and its camp is the result of clear US support for the occupation entity in its genocide against the Palestinian people.

"The killing of doctors, targeting of medical teams, hospitals, schools, and infrastructure, and what the [Israeli] occupation is doing in Jenin now, is an entrenched policy of the occupation [entity]," which has found freedom "to expand and practice in every inch of occupied Palestine due to American cover and international silence."

The PFLP emphasized that "our resilient people in Jenin are facing daily massacres and attacks by the occupation, and they have the right to resist this occupier and defend themselves, their rights, and their cause."

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It called on "the masses of our people across the occupied homeland to rise up against the occupier and its crimes, and to ignite angry protests in rejection of these continuous crimes in Gaza, Jenin, Tubas, and Tulkarm, which target the entire Palestinian existence."

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported the injury of photojournalist Amr Manasra after being shot by Israeli occupation soldiers in Jenin.

Journalist Amr Manasra was injured by live bullets from the Israeli occupation forces and transferred to the hospital in Jenin. pic.twitter.com/SUUtmeiWWV

— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) May 21, 2024